2026 results · Montana · Montana Public Service Commissioner, District 5
Annie Bukacek, the Republican, leads in the race for Montana Public Service Commissioner, District 5
Donald Trump carried Montana by 19.9 points in 2024; this year's count is a 14.4-point move toward the Democrats.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annie BukacekRepublican | 50,748 | 52.8% | |
| Kevin HammDemocrat | 45,408 | 47.2% |
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 counted96,156 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 5:07 PM ESTSource: Montana Secretary of State
The map
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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 13 counties compared moved 5.8 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 36% as many votes as in 2024, from 81% in Granite County to 3% in Deer Lodge County. Turnout and the move from 2024 were barely related.
Flathead County moved most: R+33.8 for president in 2024, R+13.9 this year
The 9 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
Flathead County added 17,732 net votes for Hamm against the 2024 margin, 72% of the statewide change
Across the 13 counties compared, the margin moved by 24,623 votes toward Hamm: 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.
- Flathead County+17,732 Hamm
- Missoula County+11,879 Bukacek
- Cascade County+6,478 Hamm
- Sanders County+4,394 Hamm
- Lake County+3,055 Hamm
- Lewis and Clark County+2,661 Hamm
- Powell County+534 Hamm
- Teton County+403 Hamm
1 county Donald Trump carried in 2024 is led by Hamm this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Lewis and Clark CountyR+5.7D+0.9
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.