Tester’s defeat marks a turning point for Democrats in Montana, where he was the last Democrat in a statewide elected office. With 85% of the vote counted, Sheehy had 52.8% to 45.4% for Tester.

The former president came to Montana hoping to remedy some unfinished business from 2018, when he campaigned repeatedly in Big Sky Country in a failed bid to oust incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.