周二晚间，民主党人在蒙大拿州自2018年以来取得了最大胜利，萨姆·福斯塔格在该州西部国会选区宣布获胜。庆祝气氛一直持续到午夜过后，地点位于米苏拉市中心的佛罗伦萨酒店，福斯塔格在此与支持者聚集。他在晚上11点半前后向人群发表讲话。“朋友们，我们现在看起来相当不错，”他说。
On Tuesday night, Democrats got their biggest win in Montana since 2018 as Sam Forstag declared victory in the state’s western congressional district.A party atmosphere continued well after midnight at the Florence in downtown Missoula, where Forstag gathered with supporters. He addressed the crowd just before 11:30.“Friends, we are looking pretty good right now,” he said.A few minutes later, his campaign released a statement officially declaring victory.
几分钟后，他的竞选团队发布声明正式宣布胜利。MTN电视台随后获悉，共和党候选人亚伦·弗林特已致电福斯塔格承认败选，并致以良好祝愿。
MTN received word shortly after that Republican candidate Aaron Flint had called Forstag to concede the race and wish him well.WATCH FULL: Democrat Sam Forstag declares victory in Montana U.S. house raceThe Associated Press still had not called the race as of 8 a.m. Wednesday, though the organization Decision Desk HQ did project Forstag as the winner.
观看完整视频：民主党人萨姆·福斯塔格宣布在蒙大拿州联邦众议员竞选中获胜截至周三上午8点，美联社仍未宣布该选区胜负，但决策台总部（Decision Desk HQ）已预测福斯塔格获胜。周三上午统计的逾22.9万张选票显示，福斯塔格以50%得票率领先，弗林特得票率47%，自由党候选人尼克·希迪得票率3%。
With just over 229,000 votes counted Wednesday morning, Forstag led with 50%, followed by Flint with 47% and Libertarian candidate Nick Sheedy with 3%.When Forstag got on stage Tuesday night, results showed him with a significant lead across the district.
福斯塔格周二晚登台时，结果显示他在全选区拥有显著领先优势。他告诉支持者，预计当加拉廷县的首批计票结果公布时，这一优势将会扩大。
“在过去30分钟里，加拉廷县的最后一位选民投出了选票；我们预计那些数字马上就会出来，”福斯塔格说。
He told supporters he expected that lead to grow when the first numbers came in from Gallatin County.“In the last 30 minutes, the last voter in Gallatin County cast their ballot; we’re expecting those numbers to start coming in,” Forstag said.
正当他讲话时，显示《纽约时报》计票总数的大屏幕刷新，显示福斯塔格确实在加拉廷县领先。“出来了！”一名支持者高呼。“看吧！”福斯塔格回应道，引来欢呼和掌声。观看相关视频：蒙大拿州立大学政治学教授回顾选举之夜结果现年32岁的福斯塔格是来自米苏拉的前野外消防员和工会领袖，竞选主张将蒙大拿州劳动者的声音带入国会。
As he spoke, a large screen showing the New York Times vote totals reloaded, showing Forstag was indeed leading in Gallatin County.“They’re in!” one supporter shouted.“There you go!”Forstag responded, to cheers and applause.WATCH RELATED: Montana State University political science professor reflects on election night resultsForstag, 32, is a former wildland firefighter and union leader from Missoula who campaigned on bringing working Montanans’ voices to Congress.
在演讲中，他谈到了特朗普政府的“政府效率部”（DOGE）预算削减，并表示这促使他决定参选。“我们见过比这更糟的情况，现在我们又能成为一个能让这个国家的历史向着更好的方向弯曲的州了，”他说。“解决这个问题的唯一办法，就是派工人阶级的人去华盛顿，这样我们才能为自己而战。”
During his speech, he talked about the Trump administration’s DOGE budget cuts, which he said drove him to run.“We have seen worse than this, and now we can again be a state that bends the course of this country's history for the better,” he said. “The only way we fix this is we send working-class people to Washington so that we can go fight for ourselves.”
演讲结束后，福斯塔格在台上又待了近半小时，与竞选团队工作人员、支持者和家人握手拥抱。
After his speech, Forstag spent close to another half hour onstage, sharing handshakes and hugs with campaign staff, supporters and family members.
福斯塔格的胜利意味着他将接替共和党联邦众议员瑞安·津克，代表第1国会选区。该选区覆盖蒙大拿州西部，包括卡利斯佩尔、米苏拉、比尤特和博兹曼。自2022年蒙大拿州再次划分为两个选区以来，津克一直代表该选区。他在提名截止日期前不久宣布不寻求连任，并背书弗林特接替他。
Forstag’s victory means he will succeed Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke in the 1st Congressional District, which covers western Montana, including Kalispell, Missoula, Butte and Bozeman. Zinke has represented the district since Montana was again split into two districts in 2022. He announced his decision not to seek another term shortly before the deadline, and he endorsed Flint to replace him.
蒙大拿州第1国会选区的竞争被视为全国争夺国会控制权的关键一环。包括总统唐纳德·特朗普和副总统J·D·万斯在内的全国共和党领袖曾到该选区为弗林特助选。
Montana's 1st Congressional District race was considered a key part of the nationwide battle for control of Congress. National Republican leaders, including President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, campaigned in the district in support of Flint.
福斯塔格将成为20世纪30年代以来蒙大拿州最年轻的国会议员。他是自前联邦参议员乔恩·特斯特2018年获胜以来，首位在该州赢得联邦国会选举的民主党候选人。自联邦众议员帕特·威廉姆斯1996年退休以来，蒙大拿州在联邦众议院一直没有民主党代表。点击此处获取实时更新：2026年大选
Forstag will be the youngest member of Congress from Montana since the 1930s. He is the first Democratic candidate to win a congressional race in the state since former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester’s victory in 2018. Montana has not been represented by a Democrat in the U.S. House since U.S. Rep. Pat Williams’ retirement in 1996.CLICK HERE FOR LIVE UPDATES: ELECTION 2026