Politics | Barack Obama Obama Wins Montana, Final Primary He closes out historic night with easy victory, networks say By John Johnson Posted Jun 3, 2008 10:11 PM CDT Copied Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., speaks to supporters at her Montana and South Dakota primary night event in New York, Tuesday, June 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola) Barack Obama capped an historic night with an easy win in the Montana primary, CNN reports. In the nation's final contest, Obama led Clinton 58% to 40% with about half the returns in. The victory follows Obama's coronation as the Democratic nominee, though Hillary Clinton opted not to concede the race. Exit polls in Montana show voters split on whether Obama should pick Clinton as his VP; about 50% said yes, and 40% said no. Read These Next President warns Exxon over its wary response to Venezuela. Golden Globes ends with an upset. Nikki Glaser jokes about Epstein files at the Golden Globes. Guard dies during freezing overnight shift near Olympics site. Report an error