Montana voters chose to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitution. The ballot initiative sought to enshrine a 1999 Montana Supreme Court ruling that said the constitutional right to privacy protects the right to a pre-viability abortion by a provider of the patient’s choice.

Republican Tim Sheehy shaved Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s margins in Montana’s populous counties and ran up his lead in the state’s more rural regions

Democratic Senator Jon Tester of Montana and Republican Tim Sheehy are locked in a tight election battle. The Montana Senate contest was seen as one of the toughest for Democrats in the 2024 election,