{"id":7,"count":1,"description":"Montana became a territory in 1864 and was subsequently admitted to the union as a state in 1889.  Early Montana politics were dominated by the war between the Copper Kings two of the richest and most powerful men in America. Both were loyal democrats but their ongoing struggle to thwart the others political aspirations effected not only state elections and the location of the capital but also lead to the popular election of US Senators nationwide given the corruption associated with William Clark\u2019s Senatorial election.  Many campaign items have been produced supporting candidates for state offices, the campaign to locate the capital and also presidential items linked to Montana. This webpage will explore and present the items which include ribbons, badges, pinbacks, posters and other ephemera.  ","link":"https:\/\/collectingpoliticalbuttons.com\/?cat=7","name":"Elections in Montana","slug":"elections-in-montana","taxonomy":"category","parent":0,"meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectingpoliticalbuttons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/categories\/7","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectingpoliticalbuttons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/categories"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectingpoliticalbuttons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/category"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectingpoliticalbuttons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts&categories=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}