Williams tied with Rep. Gianforte in Montana House race, poll shows From the Complete coverage of Montana's U.S. House race series By TOM LUTEY Oct 30, 2018 Oct 30, 2018 Updated Jul 3, 2019 0 Kathleen Williams and U.S. Rep Greg Gianforte Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Lee Newspapers Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By TOM LUTEY U.S. Rep. 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D2:5]k^Am In this Series Complete coverage of Montana's U.S. House race Updated Dec 13, 2018 Vice President Mike Pence stumps for Rosendale in Kalispell; Tester campaigns in Missoula Updated Jul 3, 2019 Gianforte, Williams approach border security differently in U.S. House race Updated Nov 5, 2018 Gianforte's fortunes tied to Trump in Montana House race 40 updates Previous Next 0 Comments You must be logged in to react. Click any reaction to login. Love 8 Funny 2 Wow 1 Sad 0 Angry 0 Locations Montana Anaconda-deer-lodge-county Butte-silver-bow-county Custer-county Lewis-and-clark-county Missoula-county Ravalli-county Yellowstone-county Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. 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