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US Senate high stakes spur astronomical spending in Montana

by Amy Beth HansonMatthew Brown
| October 15, 2020 12:03 AM

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Political groups fighting for control of the U.S. Senate have poured more than $118 million into the contest between Montana's Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and Republican incumbent Steve Daines, a record shattering figure for the sparsely-populated state that dwarfs spending on a per-voter basis in all other Senate battleground states.

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