{"id":2260065,"date":"2024-06-05T00:20:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-wins-montana-gop-race-in-quest-to-beat-tester-and-retake-senate\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T00:22:08","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T04:22:08","slug":"tim-sheehy-wins-montana-gop-race-in-quest-to-beat-tester-and-retake-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-wins-montana-gop-race-in-quest-to-beat-tester-and-retake-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Sheehy emerges victorious in Montana GOP race to challenge Tester and reclaim Senate seat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-sheehy-wins-montana-gop-race-in-quest-to-beat-tester-and-retake-senate%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2260065&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy emerged victorious\u200d in the Montana Senate\u200c GOP primary, securing a chance to challenge Senator Jon Tester in a closely watched general\u200b election. The\u2062 Associated Press confirmed Sheehy&#8217;s win shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-refuses-to-drop-out-after-south-carolina-loss-today-is-not-the-end-of-our-story\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley won't quit despite South Carolina loss: 'Our story continues\">polls\u200b closed<\/a>, with a significant lead in votes. Sheehy, endorsed by\u2062 former President Donald Trump, overcame opponents Johnson and Child after Rep. Rosendale&#8217;s early exit. In the Montana Senate GOP primary, Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy triumphed,\u200c setting the stage for a \u2063showdown with Senator Jon Tester in the\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-hunkers-down-after-panned-maui-trip-during-busy-week-for-gop\/\" title=\"Biden retreats after criticized Maui trip amidst GOP's hectic week.\">upcoming\u2063 general election<\/a>. The Associated Press swiftly announced Sheehy&#8217;s win after polling, highlighting his substantial lead. \u200bBacked by ex-President Donald Trump, Sheehy surpassed rivals Johnson and Child following Rep. Rosendale&#8217;s early withdrawal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_79\">\n<p>Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/montana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Montana \">Montana <\/a>Senate GOP primary Tuesday and will go on to face Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-tester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jon Tester\">Jon Tester<\/a> (D-MT) in the hotly contested general election that could determine party <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3020973\/tester-montana-senate-race-gop-voters-different-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"control of the chamber\">control of the chamber<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Associated Press <\/em>called the race for Sheehy at 8:37 p.m. Mountain time, 37 minutes after the polls closed. With about 27% of the ballots counted, Sheehy led with nearly 76% of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>Sheehy, who is backed by former President Donald Trump, beat former Montana Public Service Commissioner Brad Johnson and past congressional candidate Charles Walking Child. Rep. Matt Rosendale\u2019s (R-MT) exit from the race in February after just six days cleared the way for Sheehy.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>FILE \u2013 Senate candidate Tim Sheehy talks about his campaign, Feb. 9, 2024, in Helena, Montana. (AP Photo\/Matthew Brown, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Republicans see their path to a Senate majority through the Trump-dominated red state and unseating Tester, who\u2019s staking his bid for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/donald-trump-endorses-hungarys-pm-viktor-orban-for-reelection\/\" title=\"Donald Trump Endorses Hungary's PM Viktor Orban for Reelection\">fourth consecutive term<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3020973\/tester-montana-senate-race-gop-voters-different-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"convincing voters he's different\">convincing voters he\u2019s different<\/a> than President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clearest path to a Republican Senate majority runs through Montana,\u201d said Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), chair of the Senate GOP\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-outraise-democrats-across-the-board-in-january\/\" title=\"Republicans Outraise Democrats Across the Board in January\">campaign arm<\/a>. \u201cTim Sheehy will deliver a Senate majority for President Trump, Jon Tester wants to deliver a Senate majority for Joe Biden. That is the choice in this election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tester glided to victory Tuesday against Democratic challenger Michael Hummert, who has not filed any campaign finance reports and did not appear to have an operating budget.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats cannot afford to lose Montana or any of the other half-dozen battleground Senate races in order to keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/impossible-gop-picked-up-seats-in-house-picked-up-state-legislatures-picked-up-governorship-held-the-senate-but-sniffy-joe-won-not-a-chance\/\" title=\"IMPOSSIBLE: GOP Picked Up Seats in House, Picked Up State Legislatures, Picked Up Governorship, Held the Senate -- But Sniffy Joe Won?... NOT A CHANCE\">majority control<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tester has increasingly distanced himself from Biden, as the incumbent hopes to win over enough Republicans in a state where Trump dominated in 2020 by more than 16 points.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Within minutes of Sheehy\u2019s victory, the Republican nominee was the subject of a fundraising pitch from Tester\u2019s campaign and an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EkIvRcZYcRU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attack ad\">attack ad<\/a> from the campaign arm of Senate Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Tester Campaign Manager Shelbi Dantic framed the race in a strategy memo as between a \u201cthird-generation dirt farmer who deeply understands Montana\u2019s way of life and will relentlessly defend it, and Tim Sheehy, an out-of-state multimillionaire who\u2019s running to benefit himself and can\u2019t be trusted to protect Montana.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy clinched the Montana Senate GOP primary, setting up a showdown against Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in a crucial election. The Associated Press declared Sheehy&#8217;s victory just 37 minutes after polls closed, shaping the battle for Senate control<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2260066,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24155696877859.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2260065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24155696877859.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2260065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2260065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2260066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2260065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2260065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2260065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}