Forstag declares victory in U.S. House district in western Montana

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: June 3, 2026

Words: 493

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Missoula smokejumper Sam Forstag declared victory Wednesday morning in a four-way contested primary among Democrats for Montana’s western U.S. House seat.

“Today, people across Montana made clear that we’re ready to send working class representation to Washington so that we can fight for ourselves,” Forstag said in a statement. “We’re ready to move past the politics of hate and division that national leaders have sold us to distract from their failures.

“We’re not just angry, …

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