Monica Tranel

The Republican beat Democrat Monica Tranel by four points to conclude the state’s highest-profile race of the 2022 election cycle.

Montana Public Radio's Shaylee Ragar goes on the campaign trail with Democrat Monica Tranel, whose pitch in the western district congressional race is to be an independent voice in Congress.

The Interior Department’s inspector general found that Zinke misrepresented his communications with lobbyists and others leading up to a decision on a tribal gaming compact in Connecticut.

The three candidates for Montana’s new western congressional district squared off for the first time Monday in a public forum hosted in Missoula. Tensions were high between Republican Ryan Zinke and Democrat Monica Tranel.

Former Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke has won the GOP primary for Montana’s western U.S House district.

Monica Tranel beat out Cora Neumann and Tom Winter in the Democratic primary for Montana's western district U.S. House seat. Tranel will now advance to the general election.

Monica Tranel is running in the Democratic primary for Montana's 1st Congressional District representing the western part of the state. Tranel is a longtime attorney and a former Olympian. Listen to her interview with MTPR's Shaylee Rager.

A third Democrat has entered the race for Montana’s new Congressional seat. Bozemanite Cora Neumann, who holds a PhD in public health policy, announced her bid for the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday. Neumann previously ran for the U.S. Senate.

Another Democrat has joined the race for Montana’s new Congressional seat.

Three of five seats are up for grabs on the body that regulates electric utilities in Montana. Open races will take place for seats representing the western and southwestern regions, while an incumbent is running for the southeast Montana seat.