HELENA – Elections offices are expected to mail primary ballots to voters this week and one congressional candidate’s name will remain on the ballot despite his death. Montana State Sen. Mark Sweeney, D-Phillipsburg, died at his home Friday. Sweeney was vying for the chance to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale in Montana’s new eastern congressional district, which includes Billings, Great Falls, and Helena. If Sweeney wins the Democratic June primary, the Montana Democratic Party will hold a nominating convention to pick someone to run in the general election.
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