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2026 results · Montana

Kurt Alme, the Republican, wins Montana’s Senate race by 10.6 points

Kurt Alme, the Republican, won the Senate seat by 10.6 points.

In the House, every one of the two contested seats moved toward Democrats, the median one 9.5 points.

Who won each county, and how far it moved

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Montana’s two House seats

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Before0–2
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Solid: won. The tick marks a majority (2 of 2). 1 seat changes party: MT-01.

Every seat, 2024 to 2026. Open circle: the 2024 presidential margin in the district. Filled: the 2026 House margin. Ordered from the most Democratic result to the most Republican; the rule marks the 2 seats needed for a majority.
  1. MT-01Sam ForstagFlipD+3.5← 15.2
  2. MT-02Troy DowningR+26.0← 3.7

← moved toward Democrats, → toward Republicans, in points from the 2024 presidential vote in the district. * still counting: the expected finish.

Close up: the four counties that moved most

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Each county’s move from the 2024 presidential vote in the race for public service commissioner; the maps above show the result beside it.

In the race for public service commissioner, these moved furthest toward Democrats, among counties with 2,000 or more votes in 2024 and at least half a percent of the state’s.

  1. Flathead County

    Moved 19.9 points toward Democrats: R+33.8 for president in 2024; Annie Bukacek, the Republican, carried it at R+13.9.

    25,826 votes counted, 63,140 cast in 2024.

  2. Lake County

    Moved 14.0 points toward Democrats: R+19.9 for president in 2024; Annie Bukacek, the Republican, carried it at R+6.0.

    5,283 votes counted, 16,910 cast in 2024.

  3. Glacier County

    Moved 13.4 points toward Democrats: D+19.6 for president in 2024; Kevin Hamm, the Democrat, carried it at D+33.0.

    3,839 votes counted, 5,078 cast in 2024.

  4. Granite County

    Moved 8.1 points toward Democrats: R+44.0 for president in 2024; Annie Bukacek, the Republican, carried it at R+36.0.

    1,768 votes counted, 2,176 cast in 2024.

No county compared moved the other way.

Who lives where it moved

Barely related across counties. On average, ten more points of adults with a degree went with a county about 0.0 points more Republican (r = −0.01).

0D+5D+10D+15D+2010%20%30%40%50%% with a bachelor's degree →↑ moved toward Democrats from 2024

By place

Rural9 counties, 73,860 votes13.6 pts → D

By race and ethnicity

White non-Hispanic 85% or more5 counties, 61,040 votes14.1 pts → D
Every other county4 counties, 12,820 votes11.9 pts → D

Each group’s counties added together: its 2026 margin against its 2024 presidential margin. Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2019–2023. Counties, not voters: there are no exit polls here.

Every race in Montana

Senate and governor

SenateKurt Alme Rover Seth Bodnar (I)+10.6——won

House

District 1FlipSam Forstag Dover Aaron Flint (R)D+3.5R+11.615.2 pts → DwonDistrict 2Troy Downing Rover Brian J Miller (D)R+26.0R+29.83.7 pts → Dwon

Other statewide offices

Public Service Commissioner, District 5Annie Bukacek Rover Kevin Hamm (D)R+5.6*R+19.914.4 pts → DcountingPublic Service Commissioner, District 1Jeff Pattison Rover Angeline Cheek (D)R+30.9*R+19.910.9 pts → Rcounting

Ballot measures

Ci-132 constitutional initiative no. 13268.1% yespassing
Ci-133 constitutional initiative no. 13365.3% yespassing
I-194 initiative no. 19465.5% yespassing

Margins are the winner’s or leader’s lead in points of all votes cast. * Still counting: where we expect the count to finish. The move is the 2026 margin against the 2024 presidential margin on the same ground, for races between a Democrat and a Republican.

Counts are Montana’s official state and county counts, published by the Montana Secretary of State. Where a race is still being counted, its margin is where we expect the count to finish, marked *. A move from 2024 is the 2026 margin against Kamala Harris’s margin over Donald Trump in the same place. A race is won when we call it or the state certifies it.