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2026 U.S. House

Montana's 1st Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · MT-1
Primary: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in MT-1

Aaron Flint

Aaron Flint

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Make Montana more affordable
  • Promote trade education, manufacturing and mining
  • Ensure public access to public lands
About Aaron Flint

Flint is a combat veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and has worked as a radio host, a fifth-generation Montanan, per the campaign site.

Sam Forstag

Sam Forstag

Democrat

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Make Housing Work for Working People
  • Make Healthcare Work for Working People
  • Make Childcare & Education Work for Working People
About Sam Forstag

Forstag is a smokejumper and union leader who worked his way through the University of Montana before joining the Forest Service, where he became a smokejumper, per the campaign site. Between fire seasons he has worked as a union organizer and legislative advocate and currently serves as vice president of his union's local chapter, per the campaign site.

Nick Sheedy

Libertarian

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Strengthen the War Powers Resolution so that Congress, not the President, controls decisions to deploy military forces, per questionnaire
  • End the Federal Reserve to address inflation and restore Congress's constitutional authority over currency, per questionnaire
About Nick Sheedy

Nick Sheedy is the Libertarian nominee for Montana's 1st Congressional District, per the Montana Free Press 2026 election guide. No additional occupation or career background was found as of September 20, 2026. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

About this race

Montana's 1st Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Montana primary is Tuesday, June 2, 2026, and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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