In Montana, an at-large congressional district special election was held on May 25, 2017, to determine the member of the

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for

Montana's at-large congressional district Montana is represented in the United States House of Representatives by one at-large congressional district, among the 435 in the United States Congress. The district was the most populous U.S. congressional district, with just over 1 million c ...

. The election was necessitated by

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Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

Representative

Ryan Zinke Ryan Keith Zinke (; born November 1, 1961) is an American politician and businessman. Zinke, a member of the Republican Party, served in the Montana Senate from 2009 to 2013 and as the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional d ...

's appointment as

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. Zinke resigned on March 1, 2017, upon his confirmation.

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

's state law required the

Governor of Montana The governor of Montana is the head of government of MontanaMontana Constitution, Article VI, Section 4. and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state, state's Montana National Guard, military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws, ...

to call for a special election to be held no less than 85 and no more than 100 days after the vacancy. Governor

Steve Bullock Steve, Steven, or Stephen Bullock may refer to: *Steve Bullock (British politician) (born 1953), first directly elected mayor of the London Borough of Lewisham *Steve Bullock (American politician) (born 1966), 24th Governor of Montana (2013–2021) ...

declared a special election to take place on May 25, the earliest possible day he was legally allowed to choose. The Democratic,

Libertarian Libertarianism (from french: libertaire, "libertarian"; from la, libertas, "freedom") is a political philosophy that upholds liberty as a core value. Libertarians seek to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state's e ...

, and

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Parties held nominating conventions to decide their nominee. The day before the election, Gianforte assaulted a reporter and was charged with

misdemeanor assault An assault is the act of committing physical harm or unwanted physical contact upon a person or, in some specific legal definitions, a threat or attempt to commit such an action. It is both a crime and a tort and, therefore, may result in crim ...

.CNN, Jethro Mullen, May 25, 2017
An egregious assault': Twitter erupts over GOP candidate's alleged attack on reporter"
Retrieved May 25, 2017. At around 10:30pm

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, the election was called for Gianforte after 77% of the votes were counted.

Republican Party

The Republican Party nominated a candidate at a convention on March 6.

Nominated

Greg Gianforte Gregory Richard Gianforte (born April 17, 1961) is an American businessman, politician, software engineer, and writer serving as the 25th governor of Montana since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Gianforte served as the U.S. representa ...

, founder of

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and nominee for governor in

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Eliminated at convention

Edward Buttrey Francis "Ed" Edward Buttrey (born December 14, 1965) is a Republican member of the Montana Legislature. He served in the Montana Senate from 2011 to 2019 and then served in the Montana House of Representatives. He was elected to Senate Distri ...

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Carl Glimm Carl Glimm is an American politician serving as a member of Montana Senate from the 2nd district. He was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives for the 6th district from 2013 to 2021. Early life and education Glimm was b ...

state representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...

* Ken Miller, former state senator, former chair of the

Montana Republican Party The Montana Republican Party (MTGOP) is the affiliate of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party in Montana. It is headquartered in Helena, Montana, Helena. The party is chaired by Don Kaltschmidt. The national committeeman is curr ...

and candidate for governor in

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*Samuel Redfern, nonprofit executive *Dean Rehbein, contractor *

Ed Walker Ed Walker may refer to: * Ed Walker (radio personality) (1932–2015), American radio personality * Ed Walker (American football), American football player and coach of football and basketball * Ed Walker (American football official), NFL official ...

, former state senator

Withdrawn

*Eugene Graf, businessman *Drew Turiano, real estate agent and

perennial candidate A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for elected office and rarely, if ever, wins. Perennial candidates' existence lies in the fact that in some countries, there are no laws that limit a number of times a person can ...

Declined

*Gary Carlson, publisher of The White Hat Express * Russell Fagg,

Yellowstone County Yellowstone County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 164,731. Its county seat is Billings. Yellowstone County is named for the Yellowstone River which roughly bisects the county ...

District Judge *

Matthew Rosendale Matthew Martin Rosendale Sr. (born July 7, 1960) is an American politician and businessman from Montana. A member of the Republican Party, he is the U.S. representative for Montana's at-large congressional district, elected in 2020. Prior to t ...

, state auditor and candidate for this seat in

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Scott Sales Scott Sales (born July 26, 1960) is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a state senator in the Montana Senate and also serves as the president of that body. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives, includin ...

, president of the State Senate *

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, president of the National Policy Institute *

Daniel Zolnikov Daniel Zolnikov (born January 29, 1987) is an American politician who served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021. He was elected to House District 47 which represents Billings, Montana. Career Zolnikov is note ...

Results

Democratic Party

The Democratic Party selected a nominee at a convention on March 5. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle from February 4 to 8 conducted a straw poll of Democratic delegates. Of 89 delegates that responded, Rob Quist was selected by 37, Amanda Curtis by 30, Kelly McCarthy by 13, 9 were undecided, and zero delegates selected John Meyer or other.

Nominated

Rob Quist Robert Ernest Quist (born January 5, 1948) is an American singer, instrumentalist (playing guitar and banjo), songwriter, and politician. Originally a founding member of the Mission Mountain Wood Band, his songs have also been recorded by artist ...

, musician, former spokesman and advocate for the Montana Food Bank, and former member of the Montana Arts Council

Eliminated at convention

Amanda Curtis Amanda Gayle Curtis ( née Morse, born September 10, 1979) is an American politician who serves as the president of the Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE), Montana's largest labor union. Curtis served in the Montana House of Represe ...

, state representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in

Kelly McCarthy Kelly McCarthy (born March 28, 1966) is an American politician who served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2018. Career He was first elected to District 51 of the House of Representati ...

, state representative *John Meyer, attorney and executive director of the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center *Lee "Link" Neimark, ski instructor and small business owner *Gary Stein, teacher and candidate for the state house in 2008 *Thomas Weida, retired businessman *Dan West, former aide to Senators

Max Baucus Maxwell Sieben Baucus ( Enke; born December 11, 1941) is an American politician who served as a United States senator from Montana from 1978 to 2014. A member of the Democratic Party, he was a U.S. senator for over 35 years, making him the longe ...

and

Mark Udall Mark Emery Udall ( ; born July 18, 1950) is an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Colorado from 2009 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the United States House of Representatives, represe ...

and former appointee to

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Declined

* Zeno Baucus, Assistant U.S. Attorney and son of former U.S. Senator

* Larry Jent, former state senator *

Denise Juneau Denise Juneau (born April 5, 1967) is an American attorney, educator, and politician from the U.S. state of Montana who served as the state's Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2017. She is a Democrat and the first female Native A ...

, former superintendent of public instruction and candidate for this seat in

Casey Schreiner Casey Schreiner (born July 10, 1982) is an American politician and former educator who served as the Minority Leader of the Montana House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021, and where he represented the 26th district from 2013 to 2021. Before s ...

, state representative

Endorsements (primary)

Results

Libertarian Party

The

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Convention on March 11, 2017, was held at Eagle's Lodge in

Helena, Montana Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County. Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...

. The following county affiliate parties were represented at the convention: * Gallatin County *

Flathead County Flathead County is in the U.S. state of Montana. At the 2020 census, its population was 104,357, making it the state's fourth most populous county. Its county seat is Kalispell. Its numerical designation (used in the issuance of license plates) ...

* Park County *

Missoula County Missoula County is located in the State of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 117,922, making it Montana's third-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Missoula. The county was founded in 1860. Missoula Coun ...

Ravalli County Ravalli County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,174. Its county seat is Hamilton. Ravalli County is part of a north–south mountain valley bordered by the Sapphir ...

* Lake County *

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Lewis and Clark County Lewis and Clark County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 70,973. Its county seat is Helena, Montana, Helena, the state capital. The nume ...

* Hill County Officers of the

Montana Libertarian Party The Montana Libertarian Party is the Montana affiliate of the Libertarian Party. In 2012, Mike Fellows made history by becoming the first Libertarian in national LP history to achieve 40 percent in a partisan statewide race. Chairs * Larry Do ...

and delegates from the assembled counties had voting rights.

Nominated

* Mark Wicks, author, rancher and fruit salesman

Eliminated at convention

*Joe Paschal, rancher and businessman *Chris Colvin, retired masonry contractor and writer *Evan Gardner, small business owner *Dan Nelson, IT administrator *Rufus Peace, accounting analyst *Nathan McKenty *James White, Uber driver

Withdrawn

*Rick Breckenridge, land surveyor

Results

Green Party

The

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...

Convention on March 4, 2017, was held at the

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's Payne Family Native American Center. Breck, along with two independent candidates, won a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Montana Secretary of State, ruling Montana's ballot access laws to be unconstitutional in the case of special elections. The District Court Judge ruled to change the original requirement to submit 14,268 ballot petition signatures, reducing that requirement to 400 signatures. The US Court decision failed to provide further remedy and Breck's name was not placed on the ballot despite injunctive appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Breck subsequently endorsed Independent write-in candidate Doug Campbell who was a co-plaintiff in the suit.

Nominated

*Thomas Breck

General election

Campaign

During his 2017 Congressional special election campaign, Gianforte relaxed his past pledges to refuse all PAC money, and began to turn away only corporate PAC funding. His campaign began accepting contributions from political party and leadership PACs. The night before the election, Gianforte physically assaulted Ben Jacobs, a reporter from ''

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'', in front of multiple witnesses, knocking him down, punching him, and breaking his glasses. Gianforte was subsequently charged with misdemeanor assault. The

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s of the ''

Billings Gazette The ''Billings Gazette'' is a daily newspaper based in Billings, Montana that primarily covers issues in southeast Montana and parts of northern Wyoming. Historically it has been known as the largest newspaper in Montana and is geographically one ...

'', the ''

Independent Record The ''Independent Record'' (often abbreviated to ''IR'') is a daily newspaper printed and distributed in Helena, Montana. The newspaper is part of the Lee Enterprises group. History The roots of the ''IR'' lie in two newspapers that were fou ...

'', and the ''

Missoulian The ''Missoulian'' is a daily newspaper printed in Missoula, Montana, United States. The newspaper has been owned by Lee Enterprises since 1959. The ''Missoulian'' is the largest published newspaper in Western Montana, and is distributed througho ...

'' rescinded their endorsements of Gianforte. The Gianforte campaign released a statement following the incident alleging the incident was caused by, "this aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist", a claim contradictory to the eyewitness account of the Fox News team present in the room at the time. Alicia Acuna, one of two Fox news reporters present, and the only eyewitnesses to the incident, stated that Jacobs had walked into the room, put a voice recorder up to Gianforte's face and began asking questions. She stated that Jacobs, however, showed no sign of physical aggression and did not physically engage Gianforte before being attacked by the Republican candidate. On June 12, following the election, Gianforte was sentenced to community service and fined $385 after admitting the charge.

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

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, align=center, April 20–21, 2017 , align=center, 648 , align=center, ± 3.8% , align=center, 52% , align=center, 37% , align=center, 5% , align=center, – , align=center, 7% , -
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, align=center, April 6, 2017 , align=center, 1,222 , align=center, ± 2.9% , align=center, 50% , align=center, 38% , align=center, 3% , align=center, 2% , align=center, 7%

Results

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, , 2,572, , 53.25%, , 1,975, , 40.89%, , 283, , 5.86%, , 597, , 12.36%, , 4,845, , 63.79% , - , align=center,

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, , 441, , 84.32%, , 59, , 11.28%, , 23, , 4.40%, , 382, , 73.04%, , 532, , 54.68% , - , align=center,

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, , 13,427, , 49.80%, , 11,546, , 42.83%, , 1,987, , 7.37%, , 1,881, , 6.98%, , 27,143, , 50.19% , - , align=center,

Chouteau Chouteau was the name of a highly successful, ethnically French fur-trading family based in Saint Louis, Missouri, which they helped found. Their ancestors Chouteau and Laclède initially settled in New Orleans. They then moved-up the Mississipp ...

, , 1,234, , 57.85%, , 717, , 33.61%, , 182, , 8.53%, , 517, , 24.24%, , 2,149, , 61.29% , - , align=center,

Custer George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. Custer graduated from West Point in 1861 at the bottom of his class, b ...

, , 2,206, , 60.99%, , 1,175, , 32.49%, , 236, , 6.52%, , 1,031, , 28.50%, , 3,629, , 50.55% , - , align=center, Daniels, , 495, , 72.79%, , 151, , 22.21%, , 34, , 5.00%, , 344, , 50.59%, , 680, , 55.69% , - , align=center, Dawson, , 2,019, , 66.74%, , 827, , 27.34%, , 179, , 5.92%, , 1,192, , 39.40%, , 3,035, , 51.26% , - , align=center,

Deer Lodge Deer Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Powell County, Montana, United States. The population was 2,938 at the 2020 census. Description The city is perhaps best known as the home of the Montana State Prison, a major local employer. ...

, , 955, , 28.99%, , 2,063, , 62.63%, , 276, , 8.38%, , 1,108, , 33.64%, , 3,313, , 60.64% , - , align=center, Fallon, , 702, , 81.25%, , 136, , 15.74%, , 26, , 3.01%, , 566, , 65.51%, , 868, , 43.95% , - , align=center, Fergus, , 3,005, , 66.22%, , 1,196, , 26.36%, , 337, , 7.43%, , 1,809, , 39.86%, , 4,557, , 58.74% , - , align=center, Flathead, , 20,302, , 57.38%, , 13,630, , 38.52%, , 1,450, , 4.10%, , 6,672, , 18.86%, , 35,462, , 51.85% , - , align=center, Gallatin, , 17,074, , 40.88%, , 22,902, , 54.84%, , 1,787, , 4.28%, , 5,828, , 13.95%, , 41,909, , 54.69% , - , align=center,

Garfield ''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976, then in nationwide syndication from 1978 as ''Garfield'', it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield the cat, his human ...

, , 487, , 90.19%, , 29, , 5.37%, , 24, , 4.44%, , 458, , 84.81%, , 540, , 58.76% , - , align=center,

Glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its Ablation#Glaciology, ablation over many years, often Century, centuries. It acquires dis ...

, , 929, , 30.20%, , 1,972, , 64.11%, , 175, , 5.69%, , 1,043, , 33.91%, , 3,085, , 39.15% , - , align=center, Golden Valley, , 282, , 71.03%, , 88, , 22.17%, , 27, , 6.80%, , 194, , 48.87%, , 397, , 65.30% , - , align=center,

Granite Granite () is a coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase. It forms from magma with a high content of silica and alkali metal oxides that slowly cools and solidifies undergro ...

, , 838, , 60.07%, , 470, , 33.69%, , 87, , 6.24%, , 368, , 26.38%, , 1,399, , 59.58% , - , align=center,

Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct Summit (topography), summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally con ...

, , 2,061, , 43.62%, , 2,091, , 44.25%, , 573, , 12.13%, , 30, , 0.63%, , 4,782, , 50.25% , - , align=center,

Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...

, , 2,997, , 56.71%, , 1,996, , 37.77%, , 292, , 5.53%, , 1,001, , 18.94%, , 5,322, , 62.49% , - , align=center,

Judith Basin Judith Basin County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 2,023. Its county seat is the town of Stanford, Montana, Stanford. History Judith Basin C ...

, , 636, , 65.43%, , 255, , 26.23%, , 81, , 8.33%, , 381, , 39.20%, , 975, , 67.66% , - , align=center,

Lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...

, , 5,193, , 51.37%, , 4,469, , 44.21%, , 447, , 4.42%, , 724, , 7.16%, , 10,133, , 53.10% , - , align=center,

Lewis and Clark Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead ...

, , 11,880, , 42.75%, , 14,487, , 52.13%, , 1,423, , 5.12%, , 2,607, , 9.38%, , 27,957, , 60.96% , - , align=center,

Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...

, , 489, , 58.49%, , 208, , 24.88%, , 139, , 16.63%, , 281, , 33.61%, , 842, , 71.17% , - , align=center,

Lincoln Lincoln most commonly refers to: * Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the sixteenth president of the United States * Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England * Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S. * Lincoln ...

, , 4,471, , 65.41%, , 2,104, , 30.78%, , 260, , 3.80%, , 2,367, , 34.63%, , 6,855, , 50.03% , - , align=center,

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...

, , 2,247, , 60.53%, , 1,235, , 33.27%, , 230, , 6.20%, , 1,012, , 27.26%, , 3,741, , 59.60% , - , align=center, McCone, , 632, , 76.70%, , 155, , 18.81%, , 37, , 4.49%, , 477, , 57.89%, , 830, , 67.04% , - , align=center, Meagher, , 516, , 66.58%, , 196, , 25.29%, , 63, , 8.13%, , 320, , 41.29%, , 780, , 59.68% , - , align=center,

Mineral In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. ( ...

, , 911, , 58.85%, , 538, , 34.75%, , 99, , 6.40%, , 373, , 24.10%, , 1,548, , 49.41% , - , align=center,

Missoula Missoula ( ; fla, label=Salish language, Séliš, Nłʔay, lit=Place of the Small Bull Trout, script=Latn; kut, Tuhuⱡnana, script=Latn) is a city in the U.S. state of Montana; it is the county seat of Missoula County, Montana, Missoula Cou ...

, , 15,137, , 32.10%, , 30,054, , 63.73%, , 1,968, , 4.17%, , 14,917, , 31.63%, , 47,356, , 56.14% , - , align=center, Musselshell, , 1,307, , 73.72%, , 324, , 18.27%, , 142, , 8.01%, , 983, , 55.44%, , 1,779, , 58.58% , - , align=center,

Park A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...

, , 3,329, , 45.12%, , 3,678, , 49.85%, , 371, , 5.03%, , 349, , 4.73%, , 7,401, , 57.81% , - , align=center,

Petroleum Petroleum, also known as crude oil, or simply oil, is a naturally occurring yellowish-black liquid mixture of mainly hydrocarbons, and is found in geological formations. The name ''petroleum'' covers both naturally occurring unprocessed crud ...

, , 203, , 79.61%, , 38, , 14.90%, , 14, , 5.49%, , 165, , 64.71%, , 256, , 60.24% , - , align=center, Phillips, , 1,374, , 75.70%, , 304, , 16.75%, , 137, , 7.55%, , 1,070, , 58.95%, , 1,824, , 66.45% , - , align=center, Pondera, , 1,267, , 58.28%, , 733, , 33.72%, , 174, , 8.00%, , 534, , 24.56%, , 2,182, , 61.99% , - , align=center, Powder River, , 570, , 77.87%, , 121, , 16.53%, , 41, , 5.60%, , 449, , 61.34%, , 732, , 56.92% , - , align=center, Powell, , 1,344, , 63.34%, , 622, , 29.31%, , 156, , 7.35%, , 722, , 34.02%, , 2,138, , 60.24% , - , align=center,

Prairie Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the ...

, , 405, , 74.18%, , 104, , 19.05%, , 37, , 6.78%, , 301, , 55.13%, , 546, , 62.69% , - , align=center, Ravalli, , 10,480, , 59.76%, , 6,224, , 35.49%, , 833, , 4.75%, , 4,256, , 24.27%, , 17,660, , 57.95% , - , align=center, Richland, , 1,958, , 73.78%, , 601, , 22.65%, , 95, , 3.58%, , 1,357, , 51.13%, , 2,662, , 37.02% , - , align=center,

Roosevelt Roosevelt may refer to: *Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), 26th U.S. president *Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945), 32nd U.S. president Businesses and organisations * Roosevelt Hotel (disambiguation) * Roosevelt & Son, a merchant bank * Roosevel ...

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Rosebud Rosebud may refer to: * Rose bud, the bud of a rose flower Arts * The name of Jerry Garcia's guitar from 1990 until his death in 1995. * In the 1941 film ''Citizen Kane'', the last words of Charles Foster Kane and an overall plot device. * "Ros ...

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Sanders Sanders may refer to: People Surname * Sanders (surname) * Bernie Sanders, US presidential candidate and senator * Sarah Huckabee Sanders, former White House press secretary and daughter of Mike Huckabee * Colonel Sanders, founder of KFC (Kentuc ...

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Sheridan Sheridan may refer to: People Surname *Sheridan (surname) *Philip Sheridan (1831–1888), U.S. Army general after whom the Sheridan tank is named *Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751–1816), Irish playwright (''The Rivals''), poet and politician ...

, , 691, , 54.45%, , 483, , 38.06%, , 95, , 7.49%, , 208, , 16.39%, , 1,276, , 52.45% , - , align=center, Silver Bow, , 3,635, , 29.33%, , 7,872, , 63.52%, , 886, , 7.15%, , 4,237, , 34.19%, , 12,490, , 56.61% , - , align=center, Stillwater, , 2,429, , 67.45%, , 914, , 25.38%, , 258, , 7.16%, , 1,515, , 42.07%, , 3,617, , 58.92% , - , align=center, Sweet Grass, , 1,076, , 69.29%, , 403, , 25.95%, , 74, , 4.76%, , 673, , 43.34%, , 1,553, , 58.74% , - , align=center, Teton, , 1,536, , 58.47%, , 887, , 33.76%, , 204, , 7.77%, , 649, , 24.70%, , 2,646, , 65.19% , - , align=center, Toole, , 989, , 61.89%, , 443, , 27.72%, , 166, , 10.39%, , 546, , 34.17%, , 1,613, , 60.50% , - , align=center,

Treasure Treasure (from la, thesaurus from Greek language ''thēsauros'', "treasure store") is a concentration of wealth — often originating from ancient history — that is considered lost and/or forgotten until rediscovered. Some jurisdictions leg ...

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Valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between Hill, hills or Mountain, mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers ...

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Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...

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