Trump voters look set to decide the Senate majority. The main fight in Montana is all about how many of them longtime Democratic Sen. Jon Tester can entice to split their tickets.

Republicans appear poised to take control of the U.S. Senate thanks to the retirement of Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.V., and a GOP surge in Montana.

Republicans are heavily favored to take control of the Senate next year, with GOP candidate Tim Sheehy leading by eight percentage points in his bid to flip one of Montana’s two seats, according to a new poll.

Montana GOP Senate nominee Tim Sheehy said young women are “single-issue voters” on abortion and young voters are “indoctrinated” to support liberal causes, according to audio of the candidate speaking at campaign events last year.

Jon Tester, running for his fourth term in deep-red Montana, has plenty of billionaire backers—but his single biggest funder can’t be traced.

The New York Times/Siena College poll of 656 voters in Montana was conducted in English on cellular and landline telephones from Oct. 5 to 8. The margin of sampling error among the likely electorate is plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

Montana’s attorney general testified before a state commission during a hearing that could lead to action against his law license

This year, Montana voters will consider whether to approve a pair of ballot measures that would make the biggest changes in decades to how the state elects its leaders.

Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision, voters in ten states will be considering ballot measures on abortion this fall – including Montana.

Montana Republican Tim Sheehy denounced incumbent U.S. Sen. Jon Tester during a recent debate for “eating lobbyist steak” while Sheehy was fighting in Afghanistan.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is warning President Joe Biden against joining a long list of outgoing presidents who designate new national monuments as their terms end.

Abortion is on the ballot in Montana this November. CI-128 could enshrine abortion access in the state Constitution.