Montana GOP selects Kronebusch as replacement candidate in disputed Senate race

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 794

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Members of the Montana Republican Party on Monday nominated Ted Kronebusch as a replacement candidate for Senate District 9, even as a lawsuit filed by current candidate Rep. Llew Jones to stay on the ballot is ongoing.

Kronebusch is chairman of the Pondera County Republican Central Committee and a close friend of Jones for decades. Both are longtime businessmen from Conrad.

Jones has sued to stay on the ballot because a …

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