3-term Democratic lawmaker tries to hold key US Senate seat in GOP-friendly Montana Republican Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy speaks during an election night watch party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)
FILE - U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy talks about his campaign, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024, in Helena, Mont. Sheehy is seeking the Republican nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in the November election. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
Republican Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy speaks during an election night watch party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)
People fill out ballots during Election Day, at MetraPark, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
People wait in line to vote outside a polling place on Election Day at MetraPark, Nov. 5, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
A Yellowstone County election worker places a ballot into a box at MetraPark on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Billings, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana seeking re-election to a fourth term, is seen at a campaign rally in a hotel ballroom, Oct. 25, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
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Republican Montana Senate candidate Tim Sheehy speaks during an election night watch party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Bozeman, Mont. (AP Photo/Tommy Martino)