Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., will win re-election in Montana’s 1st Congressional District, defeating Democratic candidate Monica Tranel, The Related Press stories.
With 95% of the vote reported as of Wednesday morning, Zinke led with 52% of the vote, in comparison with Tranel’s 45%.
Zinke, a former Navy SEAL, is a fifth-generation Montanan who served 23 years within the navy earlier than coming into politics to finish one other mission of “upholding the Structure and doing what is correct for Montana and America.”
Zinke served as Secretary of the Inside underneath former President Donald Trump for a number of years earlier than launching a profitable bid for Montana’s newly drawn district within the 2022 midterms.Â
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Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) and his spouse, Lolita Zinke, stroll to the stage to talk throughout a rally for Republican presidential nominee, former President Donald Trump on the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse at Montana State College on Aug. 9, 2024 in Bozeman, Montana. (Michael Ciaglo)
The Democratic nominee within the race, Tranel, labored as an lawyer, beforehand competed in two Olympics, and received a World Championship Gold for the U.S. Ladies’s Rowing Group.
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The race was a rematch of the 2022 midterms, wherein Zinke defeated Tranel within the race for the Huge Sky State seat.
