When Rep. Matt Rosendale (R-Mont.) withdrew from the 2024 Republican U.S. Senate primary in April, he narrowed the field, making Tim Sheehy the clear front-runner to challenge Sen. John Tester (D-Mont.) in November.
When he announced a week later that he would not seek another term representing Montana’s Second Congressional District (CD2), his departure opened the race to a flood of Republican candidates vying for the seat in this deep red district.
