Troy Downing wins Montana primary race to replace Matt Rosendale

Washington Examiner ^ | June 4, 2024 | Cami Mondeaux

[mbrfl]

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 ballots tallied. The Associated Press called the race in Downing’s favor at 9:27 p.m. local time.

[citizen]

Is Downing solid MAGA?

[mbrfl]

I’m not sure. On the Senate side, Tim Sheehy won the GOP primary. Trump had endorsed him over Rosendale when Rosendale was briefly considering running for Senate.

[BBB333]

I do not know — he’s not in my district. I voted for Zinke.