LIVINGSTON — After years of stinging election defeats, Montana Democrats said last weekend that it was time for a fresh start.

Inside the Livingston Depot Center, nearly 160 party members gathered Sunday morning for their biennial election of a new party chair . The position oversees the executive board, the group of Democrats responsible for selecting the party’s executive director and helping coordinate campaigns statewide.

Elections have been difficult for Democrats in Montana going back to 2020 , when they were trounced up and down the ballot, losing every statewide race and operating with a minority in the state Legislature. In 2024, Democrats did pick up 12 legislative seats across both chambers — a gain partly thanks to agreeable redistricting that still left the party in the

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