Unknown Republican enters MT’s U.S. Senate race, challenging Daines

A second Republican and political newcomer has entered Montana’s U.S. Senate race, challenging incumbent U.S. Sen. Steve Daines in the primary.

Dan Larson, a hardware-store manager from Stevensville, paid his filing fee on Tuesday, as a Republican. He’s never run for office before.

Also, Democrat Mike Knoles, a Bozeman physicist and mathematician, said he became an official candidate Wednesday, paying his $1,740 filing fee. He’s one of four Democrats in the contest.

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