Montana sees first Democratic House representative in 32 years, passes all ballot initiatives

Sam Forstag celebrates with campaign staff after declaring victory in the race for Montana House District 1 during his watch party at the Florence Building in Missoula on Nov. 3. Henry Doellinger / Montana Kaimin Montana remained red by the majority in its midterm election but elected Democrat Sam Forstag to the House of Representatives, making him the first Montana candidate in his party to take the position since 1994. In the United States Senate race, Republican Kurt Alme took the lead of 48.8% against former University of Montana President and Independent candidate Seth Bodnar and Democrat Alani Bankhead. In the months leading up to the election, Bankhead was encouraged to drop out by Bodnar supporters to avoid splitting the vote. It seems their fear wasn’t unfounded: If Bodnar had her 12% of the vote, he would be ahead of Alme. “From the bottom of my heart, thank you to every Montanan who put their trust in me to serve as your next U.S.

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