Democratic Sen. Jon Tester prevails in tight re-election

Jon Tester.
(Image credit: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester beat Republican Matt Rosendale to win Montana's Senate race, CNN and The Associated Press project.

Tester won by 49 percentage points to Rosendale's 48.1 percent, with 92 percent of precincts reporting, per The New York Times.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.