The rural dirt farmer versus the decorated Navy SEAL.
The longtime Democratic incumbent in a deep-red state versus the youthful conservative handpicked by Republicans to topple him.
The man who lost three fingers to a meat grinder versus the man who got shot — or maybe didn’t — in Afghanistan.
Montana’s high-profile race for Senate, which could decide the balance of power in Washington, is shaping up as a fight to see whose unique biography can best earn the trust of the state’s wary voters.
Republicans believe that the Democrat they are trying to defeat, Senator Jon Tester, 67, is vulnerable to attacks that he has lost touch with Montanans and become a Washington insider.
Persons:
Jon Tester, Tim Sheehy
Organizations:
Navy, Democratic, Senate, Republicans, Republican
Locations:
Afghanistan, Washington