Lynch, Swanson, Wilson and Bidegaray advance to Montana Supreme Court general election

The four most prominent candidates for the Montana Supreme Court all advanced from their primary elections Tuesday evening.

With almost all ballots counted, Broadwater County Attorney Cory Swanson captured 46% of the vote and came in first in the primary for chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court, followed by former federal magistrate Jerry Lynch, who took 37% of the vote. In the race for the second open seat on the high court, eastern Montana district court Judge Katherine Bidegaray came in first with 48% of the vote, followed by Flathead County District Court Judge Dan Wilson.

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