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    Republican Gianforte Wins Montana House Race Amid Assault Charge

    Republican Greg Gianforte claimed victory in a special election for Congress Thursday despite an election eve assault charge for allegedly body-slamming a reporter.
    by Jessica Taylor May 26, 2017 4 minutes
    Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte speaks to supporters during a campaign stop at Lions Park on Tuesday? in Great Falls, Mont. / Justin Sullivan / Getty Images

    Updated at 4:55 a.m. ET

    Republican Greg Gianforte won the special election for Montana's lone congressional seat on Thursday despite an election eve misdemeanor assault charge for allegedly body-slamming a reporter.

    Gianforte had been silent in the wake of the allegations, with his campaign only releasing a statement claiming that The Guardian's Ben Jacobs had been the aggressor. But speaking at his victory party in Bozeman shortly after the race was called, Gianforte admitted he was in the wrong and offered an apology to Jacobs.

    "[Wednesday] night I made a mistake, and I took an action that I can't take back, and I'm not proud of what happened," Gianforte said. "I should not have responded in the way that I did, and

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