2017 MT At-large Congressional Special Election

While the DCCC didn't spend due to them believing that Quist was a subpar candidate — angering progressives in the Democratic Party — the race was nonetheless historically expensive for Montana, Seeing Quist spend $6.5 Million to Gianforte's $9.5 Million

Here, Quist — who emphasized his support of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders throughout the campaign — benefited significantly from the ongoing Affordable Care Act repeal attempt by the Republican party, where their haphazard and unpopular proposals were acting as an anchor to Gianforte's chances

To this effect, when being asked on a question on whether he supported the GOP's healthcare proposal — previously defering to the Congressional Budget Office — Gianforte, upon being presented with a CBO report on the bill, body slamming and throwing said reporter so as to avoid answering the question