Sheehy Wins Montana GOP Senate Primary

Published on June 5, 2024

BILLINGS, Mont.—Tim Sheehy has survived late-campaign turbulence to win the Montana Republican U.S. Senate primary and will square off in November’s general election against three-term Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.). Mr. Sheehy, 38, a first-time candidate, was up by 58 percentage points when the Associated Press called the June 4 GOP primary contest. Former Montana Secretary of State Brad Johnson, 72, finished second. The race was not projected to be competitive after President Donald Trump endorsed Mr. Sheehy in April, prompting Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) to withdraw from the race, and making the former Navy SEAL the clear frontrunner. But it’s been a rocky spring for the first-time candidate, with questions surfacing about his Minnesota upbringing, military service, and business dealings that have drawn lawsuits from former employees of his aerial firefighting and surveillance company....

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