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Montana voters chose the Republican gubernatorial nominee for the first time in 16 years after popular Gov. Steve Bullock had to leave office because of term limits.
Rep. Greg Gianforte (R-Mont.), 59, beat Lt. Gov. Mike Cooney by nearly 80,000 votes.