Daines Drops Montana Senate Bid as Alme Enters Race with Trump Backing
TL;DR
Montana Sen. Steve Daines abruptly withdrew his reelection bid minutes before the filing deadline, endorsing Kurt Alme as Tim Sheehy is positioned as a potential challenger and Donald Trump backs Alme; independent Seth Bodnar launched a campaign, highlighting a GOP-leaning race as Democrats remain sidelined with no statewide offices.
- Montana Republican Steve Daines drops Senate re-election bid minutes before deadline The Guardian
- Election Live Updates: Steve Daines Exits Montana Senate Race; Trump Plans Texas Runoff Endorsement The New York Times
- Montana GOP Sen. Steve Daines won’t seek reelection in shock announcement at filing deadline CNN
- GOP Sen. Steve Daines of Montana says he won't seek re-election NBC News
- Montana Sen. Steve Daines becomes 6th Republican senator to drop re-election bid Axios
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