2026 results · Montana · Montana Public Service Commissioner, District 1
Jeff Pattison, the Republican, leads in the race for Montana Public Service Commissioner, District 1
Donald Trump carried Montana by 19.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 10.9-point move toward the Republicans.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff PattisonRepublican | 50,228 | 65.4% | |
| Angeline CheekDemocrat | 26,540 | 34.6% |
Not called: the count we can read does not say how much is left, so we make no estimate of the finish. How we call races →
Nearly all of the expected vote counted76,768 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Montana Secretary of State
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What moved most
Scroll through Montana, part by part. The parts follow the federal government’s metropolitan areas: each big metro’s core counties, its suburbs and outer suburbs, the smaller metro areas, then the small towns and countryside.
What the count shows
Added together, the 26 counties compared moved 0.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 43% as many votes as in 2024, from 79% in Musselshell County to 6% in Big Horn County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.
Rosebud County moved most: R+37.1 for president in 2024, R+54.9 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Yellowstone County added 18,635 net votes for Cheek against the 2024 margin, 56% of the statewide change
Across the 26 counties compared, the margin moved by 33,380 votes toward Cheek: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Yellowstone County+18,635 Cheek
- Cascade County+7,083 Cheek
- Richland County+1,413 Cheek
- Custer County+1,048 Cheek
- Dawson County+980 Cheek
- Hill County+536 Cheek
- Musselshell County+492 Cheek
- Valley County+333 Cheek
What the places that moved have in common
Each of Montana’s counties, set against the Census Bureau’s figures for who lives there. A pattern across counties, not an exit poll: it does not say how any group of people voted.
Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 and 2023 Gazetteer; a county joins once its count is substantially in.
Montana’s ballot
The seat that changed party
StatewideRepublicans won 1 of Montana's 3 statewide races and lead 2 more.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 2–0, now 1–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Montana Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.