Montana State Auditor Troy Downing won the contested Republican primary to replace the retiring Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-MT), who announced earlier this year he would not run for reelection in the solidly Republican seat. 

Downing won the race for Montana’s 2nd Congressional District with 37.9% of the vote, with 4% of the ballots tallied. The Associated Press called the race in Downing’s favor at 9:27 p.m. local time.