Three-term Democratic Senator Jon Tester may be in trouble in Montana as a poll released Wednesday shows him trailing by six points to Republican challenger, Tim Sheehy. Tester, who is facing a difficult re-election campaign in a state former President Donald Trump won by 16 points in 2020, is backed by 44.7% of likely Montana …
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Three-termDemocraticSenatorJonTestermaybeintroubleinMontanaasapollreleasedWednesdayshowshimtrailingbysixpointstoRepublicanchallenger,TimSheehy.
Tester,whoisfacingadifficultre-electioncampaigninastateformerPresidentDonaldTrumpwonby16pointsin2020,isbackedby44.7%oflikelyMontanavoters,whileSheehyhadthesupportof50.8%,accordingtoanewsurveyfromAmericanPulseResearchandPolling.Nearly4%ofthosepolledindicatedtheywerestillundecided.
AmericanPulseconductedthepollof538likelyMontanavotersonbehalfofNonStopLOCAL,aregionalnewsnetworkcoveringpartsofWashington,Idaho,andMontana.
“Whilethere’sstillalotoftimebeforeElectionDay,itappearsMontanacouldbeonthecuspofdeliveringaRepublicanMajorityintheU.S.Senate,”saidl