Tim Sheehy wins Montana GOP race in quest to beat Tester and retake Senate

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Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy won the Montana Senate GOP primary Tuesday and will go on to face Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in the hotly contested general election that could determine party control of the chamber.

The Associated Press called the race for Sheehy at 8:37 p.m. Mountain time, 37 minutes after the polls closed. With under half of the ballots counted, Sheehy led with nearly 74% of the vote.

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