Trump-endorsed Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy wins Republican nomination in Montana Senate race to unseat Jon Tester

Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy won the Republican primary nomination in the heated red state contest to unseat Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.

Republican Montana Senate candidate and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy. (Tim Sheehy For Montana)

"As a Navy SEAL, I've always put country before self and I'm running for the U.S. Senate to end Joe Biden and Jon Tester's inflation, seal our border, secure our children's future, and put America First! I am humbled and honored by all the support and look forward to finally retiring the #1 recipient of lobbyist cash and pro-Biden liberal Jon Tester," he continued.

The Navy SEAL defeated Montana's former Secretary of State Brad Johnson in the primary race.

The conservative, a Purple Heart recipient, was also endorsed by GOP presidential nominee and former President Trump, who said he is an "American hero."

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"I LOVE MONTANA!" Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social account. "Tim Sheehy is an American Hero and highly successful Businessman from the Great State of Montana. He is strongly supported by our incredible Chairman of the NRSC, Steve Daines, and many other patriotic Senators and Republicans who have endorsed our Campaign to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

Tim Sheehy, founder and CEO of Bridger Aerospace, in Bozeman, Montana, on Jan. 18, 2024. (Louise Johns/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Sheehy quickly became the Senate Republicans' choice to take on Tester on the November ballot, receiving endorsements from Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tom Cotton, R-Ark., Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., Ted Budd, R-N.C., Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and John Barrasso, R-Wyo.

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The Navy SEAL was also endorsed by Montana's Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte and Gov. Kristi Noem, R-S.D.

Aubrie Spady is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.

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