Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy ousts 3-term Sen. Jon Tester in Montana Senate race

Former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy has beaten three-term Democrat Sen. Jon Tester in the Montana Senate race, flipping a key race as Republicans are set to take back control of the Senate, the Associated Press projects. 

His win increases the Republican majority in the Senate to at least 52, per the Associated Press projections. 

All eyes were on the Big Sky State's competitive Senate race that saw three-term Senator Tester, the only statewide Democrat elected in Montana, facing former Navy SEAL and businessman Tim Sheehy.