Montana: 2026 election results
Last updated November 8, 2026 at 12:40 PM EST
Unofficial. Compiled by Fezz from public reports, with artificial intelligence (AI) research help. Not affiliated with any news organization or government. Check your state or county election office for official results.
Unofficial results from the November 3, 2026 election, rechecked on November 5, 2026. Updated counts run through about 1 p.m. Eastern time November 5, and many still date from November 4.
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US House
Montana has 2 seats in the U.S. House. 1 is listed here.
2 seats: 1 flipped to Democrats, 1 held or not yet checked. Label on the map: “D+1”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Montana's 1st district: Flipped to Democrats. Forstag (Democrat) 132,003, Flint (Republican) 122,694, a 9,309-vote lead (3.5 points of the 262,219 counted), with all 346 of 346 precincts fully reported on the Montana Secretary of State's unofficial count read November 7. Ryan Zinke (Republican) won the seat in 2024 with 168,529 votes; special elections not checked. Source: electionresults.mt.gov
US Senate
Held by the same party. Label on the map: “R”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Held by the same party. The state election office's count: Kurt Alme (Republican) 232,916 votes, 48.3%; Seth Bodnar (Independent) 181,674 votes, 37.7%. Lead 51,242 votes (10.6 points). 728 of 728 precincts reported; as of 11/8/2026 9:35:09 AM MT. Montana Secretary of State results are unofficial until the state finishes its count. Earlier holder's party: Republican. Both of the state's sitting U.S. senators are Republican on the U.S. Senate's own member list (read 2026-11-08).
Sources: electionresults.mt.gov, electionresults.mt.gov, senate.gov
Governor
No result recorded for Montana on this level.
Statewide offices
No result recorded for Montana on this level.
State senate
Held by the same party.
State house
Held by the same party.
County
Checked, no flip found. Label on the map: “holds”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Also checked, no party change reported: Yellowstone, Flathead. Details are in the list below.
Sources: criticalreport.substack.com, flatheadbeacon.com
2 counties: 2 checked, no flip found.
- Yellowstone: Checked, no flip found. All Republican: Attorney Twito, Clerk Martin, Superintendent-Assessor-Treasurer Peters
- Flathead: Checked, no flip found. Commissioner Abell (Republican)
City & town
No result recorded for Montana on this level.
Courts
Checked, no flip found. Label on the map: “lib. hold”. D means Democrats, R means Republicans and I means independents. In a label such as R→D, the letter before the arrow is the party that held the seat and the letter after it is the party that won.
- Eddy over Wilson about 61–39 with 75% counted. Liberal-aligned, so the 4–3 majority appears to hold.
Sources: nbcmontana.com
Data centers
2 measures: 2 never reached the ballot.
- Butte-Silver Bow (County): Never reached the ballot. Combined city-county. A judge ruled it off the November ballot
- Yellowstone County (County): Never reached the ballot. Missed the deadline, per a judge
Ballot measures
No result recorded for Montana on this level.
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