Gov. Greg Gianforte of Montana Handily Wins Re-election The Republican incumbent fended off a challenge from Ryan Busse. Democrats held the Montana governorship for 16 years, until Mr. Gianforte’s first election in 2020.

The Governor, the Wolf and the Warden: A Fresh Look at a Gianforte Hunt Law enforcement officers say they were pressured to lie when Gov. Greg Gianforte of Montana killed a black wolf in 2021. He says the story is an election-year smear.