U.S. House Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) leads Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) in Montana’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race, according to a new poll released over the weekend.
The poll, conducted by Mason-Dixon on behalf of Lee Newspapers, shows Rehberg, the state’s lone member of the House of Representatives, earning the support of 48 percent of likely voters, compared with 45 percent who give the nod to the Democratic incumbent. The state’s junior senator, Tester was elected in 2006 after narrowly defeating former Republican Sen. Conrad Burns.
Rehberg currently holds a slim lead over Tester in the PollTracker Average, 46.3 percent to 45 percent.
