Sheehy's victory over the three-term incumbent pads the majority Republicans will have in the Senate in the next session of Congress and potentially shakes up military and veterans policy going forward.
Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy has beaten three-term Democrat Senator Jon Tester in the Montana Senate race, flipping a key race as Republicans are set to take back control of the Senate in 2025, the Associated Press projects.
NBC News projects Tim Sheehy has won the seat held by Jon Tester, a three-term Democratic incumbent, in a state that has shifted in Republicans’ direction in recent years.
The Associated Press at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday declared that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy beat incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester for Montana’s coveted Senate seat.
Tim Sheehy has defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in Montana, a projection showed, giving Republicans at least a 52-seat Senate majority, barring a shocking reversal elsewhere.
By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Republican Tim Sheehy will defeat three-term Montana Sen. Jon Tester, CNN projects, adding to Republicans’ newly won Senate majority. Montana has long been a deep-red state in presidential elections — and every other statewide office is currently held by a Republican.
The Associated Press at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday declared that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy beat incumbent Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Tester for Montana’s coveted Senate seat.
The last Democrat to hold statewide office in Montana, Sen. Jon Tester, was defeated on Tuesday night by Republican businessman and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy. Sheehy’s win all but certainly gives Republicans control of the Senate next year.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Tim Sheehy shaved Democratic Sen. Jon Tester's margins in Montana's populous counties and ran up his lead in the state's more
