Trump-Backed Candidate Leads Challenger in Montana GOP Primary

Trump-Backed Candidate Leads Challenger in Montana GOP Primary
A voter casts a ballot in Missoula, Mont., in a file image. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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MISSOULA, Mont.—A total of 5 percentage points separate former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and his closest Republican rival, former Montana Sen. Al Olszewski, in a hotly contested race for the Republican congressional nomination in Montana’s Congressional District 1 primary оn June 7.

With 28 percent of the vote reported at 6:20 p.m. ЕТ on June 8, Zinke led with 41.4 percent. Olszewski trailed with 39.9 percent. These results reflect about 95 percent of counted ballots.