There are 43 legislative races across Montana – 31 for the House and 12 for the Senate – feature contested GOP primaries.

Republican Montana Sen. Steve Daines, right, engineered his retirement to freeze out candidates and boost his preferred GOP successor. (Larry Mayer / Associated Press) For months, the senior U.S.

After months of speculation that it would become involved in primaries this year, the state GOP released a slate of its ...

(CNN) — Montana Republican Sen. Steve Daines ended his reelection campaign suddenly on Wednesday in a move that left a political ally as the only major candidate in the GOP primary. The announcement ...