Montana Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot
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Montana's 2026 ballot includes U.S. Senate (Kurt Alme (R), Seth Bodnar (I), Reilly Neill (D), and 8 more). Browse tracked Montana jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.
State Snapshot
Montana does not elect a governor in 2026. The statewide contests below are what appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
2026 Statewide Races
Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Montana's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.
U.S. Senate
11 candidatesKurt Alme (R)
Kurt Alme is a Republican candidate for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat, a former U.S. attorney for the District of Montana, and former state budget director. He entered after Steve Daines withdrew at the filing deadline and has emphasized law enforcement, border security, public lands, energy, federal spending, and conservative Montana representation.Priorities: Use federal prosecution and state budget experience · Strengthen border security and public safety · Support Montana energy, public lands, and fiscal conservatismCampaign site →Seth Bodnar (I)
Seth Bodnar is an independent candidate for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat, a former University of Montana president, Rhodes scholar, West Point graduate, and Army veteran. His campaign emphasizes independent leadership, veterans, education, economic opportunity, public lands, and a less partisan approach to Montana's Senate representation.Priorities: Offer independent leadership outside the two-party primary system · Support veterans, education, and economic opportunity · Protect Montana public lands and pragmatic problem-solvingCampaign site →Reilly Neill (D)
Reilly Neill is a Democratic candidate for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat and a former Montana state representative. Her campaign emphasizes public lands, reproductive rights, housing and affordability, rural health care, democracy, and a Democratic alternative in a state that has recently moved Republican at the federal level.Priorities: Protect public lands and Montana quality of life · Defend reproductive rights and democratic participation · Address housing, health care, and affordabilityCampaign site →Alani Bankhead (D)
Alani Bankhead is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana, an Air Force lieutenant colonel, and a leadership coach. Her campaign emphasizes military service, veterans, reproductive rights, health care, affordability, and leadership grounded in service to Montana communities.Priorities: Bring military and leadership experience to the Senate race · Support veterans, health care, and working families · Protect reproductive rights and Montana freedomsCampaign site →Michael Black Wolf (D)
Michael Black Wolf is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana and a tribal historic preservation officer for the Fort Belknap Indian Community. His campaign and public profile center Native representation, tribal sovereignty, public lands, rural communities, and cultural preservation.Priorities: Represent Native and tribal communities · Protect public lands, water, and cultural resources · Support rural Montana services and economic opportunityCampaign site →Michael Hummert (D)
Michael Hummert is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana, a retired remodeling contractor, and a previous statewide candidate. His campaign emphasizes working people, housing and construction experience, health care, public lands, and a grassroots Democratic campaign.Priorities: Bring working-trades experience to federal policy · Address housing, affordability, and health care · Protect public lands and rural Montana communitiesCampaign site →Christopher Kehoe (D)
Christopher Kehoe is a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana and an arts administrator. His campaign adds another Democratic primary option focused on civic participation, public services, rural opportunity, and a more inclusive Montana politics. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 12, 2026.Priorities: Support civic participation and public services · Offer another Democratic primary choice · Focus on rural opportunity and inclusive representationLee Calhoun (R)
Lee Calhoun is a Republican candidate for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat and a mechanical engineer. Public candidate rosters place him in the 2026 Republican primary, where he is running as a conservative alternative in the post-Daines field.Priorities: Offer a Republican primary alternative · Bring engineering and technical experience · Support conservative federal policy for MontanaCampaign site →Charles WalkingChild (R)
Charles WalkingChild is a Republican candidate for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat and previously ran for U.S. Senate in 2024. His campaign emphasizes conservative representation, Montana communities, and participation in the competitive Republican primary field.Priorities: Offer a conservative Republican primary option · Focus on Montana community representation · Participate in the open-seat Senate raceCampaign site →Kyle Austin (L)
Austin is a pharmacist who founded and operates an independent pharmacy in Billings, and he also runs his family's farm on Montana's Hi-Line, per the campaign site. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and says his pharmacy background informs his focus on healthcare-industry issues, per the campaign site.Priorities: Offer a Libertarian option in the Senate race · Emphasize health-care freedom and limited government · Bring pharmacist and prior-candidate experienceCampaign site →Tom Jandron (L)
Tom Jandron is a Libertarian candidate for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat and an aviation professional. His campaign emphasizes individual liberty, limited government, fiscal restraint, and a non-major-party path for Montana voters.Priorities: Offer a Libertarian Senate option · Promote limited government and fiscal restraint · Bring aviation and private-sector experienceCampaign site →
Supreme Court Justice #4
2 candidatesAmy Eddy
Amy Eddy is a Flathead County District Court judge who has served on the bench since her 2015 appointment and has been elected three times by Flathead County voters, per her campaign site. She began her legal career as a trial attorney in Kalispell handling civil cases, and in 2017 she was chosen as Montana's first Asbestos Claims Court Judge, per the Daily Montanan. She holds a law degree from the University of Montana School of Law.Priorities: Says she will run a nonpartisan campaign and has stated she will not accept campaign contributions from political parties., per the campaign site · Campaign priorities include upholding the Montana Constitution and individual freedoms, and applying the law impartially regardless of politics., per the campaign site · Says the court should provide legal certainty for Montana's farming, ranching and business communities., per the campaign siteCampaign site →Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson is a Flathead County District Court judge who has served on that bench since 2017. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in Great Falls before serving as a deputy county attorney and, later, a justice of the peace and prosecutor in Flathead County, per the Daily Montanan. He holds a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 15, 2026.Priorities: Says Supreme Court justices must apply the law and the Montana Constitution as written in all their rulings., per the campaign site · Campaigns on maintaining a record he describes as tough on crime., per the campaign site
Places We’re Tracking
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Cascade County
5 candidates- 5 tracked candidate profiles
- 3 office types represented
Flathead County
18 candidates- 18 tracked candidate profiles
- 8 office types represented
Gallatin County
3 candidates- 3 tracked candidate profiles
- 2 office types represented
Lewis and Clark County
9 candidates- 9 tracked candidate profiles
- 6 office types represented
Missoula County
1 candidates- 1 tracked candidate profile
- 1 office type represented
Yellowstone County
3 candidates- 3 tracked candidate profiles
- 1 office type represented
Every county in Montana
All 56 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 1 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.
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How to vote in Montana in November 2026
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Montana election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.
- Voter registration deadline
- online by Sunday, October 4, 2026; by mail Sunday, October 4, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
- Early voting
- Montana mails absentee ballots to voters on the absentee list and allows in-person absentee voting at the county election office;
- Mail ballot
- request by Monday, November 2, 2026, noon; return: Must be RECEIVED by the county election office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026; no excuse needed
- Election Day hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (polling places with fewer than 400 in-person voters may open as late as noon).
- Where to vote
- Find your polling place with the Montana election office's official lookup.
- ID at the polls
- Voters must present a current photo ID showing their name, OR a current utility bill, bank statement, paycheck, notice of confirmation of voter registration, government check, or other government document showing name and address.
Montana 2026 Election Questions
Who is running for U.S. Senate in Montana in 2026?
The tracked 2026 U.S. Senate candidates in Montana are Kurt Alme (R), Seth Bodnar (I), Reilly Neill (D), Alani Bankhead (D), Michael Black Wolf (D), Michael Hummert (D), Christopher Kehoe (D), Lee Calhoun (R), and 3 more. Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.
When is the Montana 2026 primary election?
Montana's 2026 state primary was held on June 2, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.
When is the voter registration deadline in Montana for the November 2026 election?
To vote in Montana's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Sunday, October 4, 2026; by mail Sunday, October 4, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.
When does early voting start in Montana for the November 2026 election?
Montana mails absentee ballots to voters on the absentee list and allows in-person absentee voting at the county election office;
What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Montana for November 2026?
Montana mail ballots: request by Monday, November 2, 2026, noon; return: Must be RECEIVED by the county election office by 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026; no excuse needed, per the state election office.
Where do I vote in Montana in November 2026?
Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Montana election office's official lookup at https://sosmt.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.
Enter an address to narrow statewide, congressional, county, and municipal races.
Voting ResourcesRegistration, deadlines, and official election links for voters.
Election CalendarTrack major 2026 dates and upcoming election milestones.