In Montana’s June 7 primary election, voters will choose party nominations in two U.S. House races and newly created congressional districts.
On Nov. 12, 2021, the Montana Districting and Apportionment Committee approved the state’s new congressional map following the 2020 redistricting cycle and census data.
Voters will now cast ballots in Districts 1 and 2. Before redistricting, incumbent U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale (R) had represented all of Montana in Congress since his election in 2020.
Rosendale is the current GOP front-runner in District 2, heavily weighted in favor of Republicans, 60 percent versus 38 percent Democrats, according to Dave’s Redistricting, which monitors 2021 congressional districts.
Montana’s newly bifurcated demographic status pits Rosendale against three GOP challengers in District 2, which encompasses eastern Montana as the largest of the two districts geographically….