Judge allows Republican lawmakers to stay on ballot

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 19, 2026

Words: 1,214

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Christopher Abbott on Wednesday ruled that two Republican lawmakers will be allowed to stay on November’s ballot, halting a new opinion last week by the attorney general that would have booted them.

Rep. Llew Jones, Republican nominee for Senate District 9, and Rep. Steve Fitzpatrick, Republican nominee for House District 24, filed suit against Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the secretary of state, seeking to stay …

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