| The Green Papers: Montana 2026 General Election |
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Montana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 2 June 2026 (presumably) General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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There is no party registration in Montana. Primary election voters secretly select 1 party's ballot. The Democratic, Libertarian, and Republican Parties are ballot qualified. Election Calendars from the Montana Secretary of State Elections. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 1 | Republican | Senator Tim Sheehy • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2030 |
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| Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Republican | Senator Tim Sheehy • FEC S4MT00183 |
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Class 2 |
Republican | Senator Steven "Steve" Daines • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (5) | |||||
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Democratic | Michael James "Mike" BlackWolf • FEC S6MT00246; 30 Sep 25; Tot $92; Dsb $92 |
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Democratic | Michael "Mike" Hummert • FEC S4MT00217; 30 Sep 25; Tot $10,000; Dsb $200 |
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Democratic | Kate McLaughlin | |||
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Democratic | former state Representative Reilly Neill • FEC S6MT00238; 30 Sep 25; Tot $114,320; Dsb $98,565 |
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Republican | Senator Steven "Steve" Daines • FEC S2MT00096; 30 Sep 25; Tot $3,089,424; Dsb $994,840 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in any 4-term period, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Greg Gianforte • First elected: 2020; re-elected: 2024. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028. Elected on a ticket with the Governor. | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras • First elected: 2020; re-elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (2 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 |
Republican | Member of Congress Ryan K. Zinke • First elected: 2014; resigned 1 March 2017 to become Secretary of the Interior in the Cabinet of President Donald J. Trump; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Russell Tyler Cleveland • FEC H6MT01103; 30 Sep 25; Tot $72,020; Dsb $33,457 |
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Democratic | Matt Rains | |||
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Republican | Member of Congress Ryan K. Zinke • FEC H4MT01041; 30 Sep 25; Tot $2,963,129; Dsb $1,376,573 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 |
Republican | Member of Congress Troy Downing • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (3) - 120th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Sam Lux • aka Caleb S. Briggs • FEC H6MT02143 |
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Democratic | Brian James Miller • FEC H6MT02150; 30 Sep 25; Tot $9,823; Dsb $5,039 |
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Republican | Member of Congress Troy Downing • FEC H4MT02098; 30 Sep 25; Tot $891,756; Dsb $681,982 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen • First elected: 2020; re-elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 • Open Seat - At Term Limit |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Austin Knudsen • First elected: 2020; re-elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 • Open Seat - At Term Limit |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor James "Jim" Brown • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2024, 2028 | |||||
| Republican | Public Instruction Superintendent Susie Hedalen • First elected: 2024. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 8 candidates | |
| • Republican: 10 incumbents, 4 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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