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Race polling · SEN-MT

Montana Senate polls

Alani Bankhead (D) vs Kurt Alme (R). The polls the model aggregates, each with its weight and source, then every public poll on file. The forecast itself lives on the race page.

Adjusted aggregateR+11.7same figure as the race page
Polls33 recorded polls · 3 eligible for the aggregate · 3 with positive weight
Latest field dateAug 4Eligible polls: latest poll: 2026-08-04 (40 days old)
EditionSep 13weights and corrections as of this edition

The polls the model reads

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last 30 daysR+15R+10R+5EVEND+5Jul ’26AugSep
  • counted poll · area is its model weight
  • weight exactly zero · shown, not counted
  • poll trend · smoothed across nearby polls, larger and non-partisan ones count more · the recent end firms up as polls arrive
  • published average
  • 30 days before this edition

Every poll on file · 14

newest first

3 in the aggregate · 11 shown, not counted

PollsterFieldedAddedSampleResultWeightSource
Rutgers-EagletonGeneral845 RVKurt Alme 38Seth Bodnar 30Alani Bankhead 16Someone else 6Would not vote 5Kyle Austin 51d agonot in the aggregatePoll release
Peak InsightsGeneral · REP sponsor · REP partisan600 LVKurt Alme 44Seth Bodnar 22Alani Bankhead 19Don't know 13Kyle Austin 25d agonot in the aggregateNews coverage
Hart Research AssociatesGeneral · Senate · IND sponsor · IND partisan800 LVKurt Alme 45Seth Bodnar 30Alani Bankhead 15Kyle Austin 6+2 other releases0.085Poll release
Tavern ResearchGeneral · Senate517 LVKurt Alme 51Seth Bodnar 49+5 other releasesnot in the aggregatePoll document
GQRGeneral · Senate · IND sponsor · IND partisan500 LVKurt Alme 41Seth Bodnar 27Alani Bankhead 22Kyle Austin 6+4 other releases0.063Poll release
The Bullfinch GroupGeneral · Senate793 LVKurt Alme 36Seth Bodnar 24Alani Bankhead 22+1 other releasenot in the aggregateNews coverage
Hart Research AssociatesGeneral · Senate · DEM sponsor · DEM partisan800 LVKurt Alme 49Alani Bankhead 43+2 other releases0.044Poll document
GrayhouseGeneral · Senate · REP sponsor · REP partisan500 LVKurt Alme 41Alani Bankhead 25Seth Bodnar 17Kyle Austin 3+1 other releasenot in the aggregatePoll release
Tavern ResearchGeneral · Senate400 LVKurt Alme 56Alani Bankhead 44+2 other releasesnot in the aggregatePoll document
Public Opinion StrategiesGeneral · Senate · REP sponsor · REP partisan500 LVKurt Alme 44Alani Bankhead 25Seth Bodnar 20Kyle Austin 4+1 other releasenot in the aggregatePoll document
Tavern ResearchGeneral · IND sponsor · IND partisan607 LVKurt Alme 56Generic Democrat 44+3 other releasesnot in the aggregatePoll release
Change ResearchGeneral · IND sponsor · IND partisan616 LVKurt Alme 36.84Seth Bodnar 35.06Don't know 25.86Would not vote 2.23not in the aggregatePoll release

Archive source date 2026-09-13. Archive records may be newer than the sealed forecast; inclusion here does not mean the forecast uses them.

Model rows carry what the source record provides: pollster, field dates, sample size and D/R shares where published. Archive rows come from the broad public harvest. Poll data via VoteHub, used under CC BY 4.0. Poll data from The New York Times, used under CC BY 4.0.