Montana Free Press is your source for comprehensive, nonpartisan coverage of the 2026 election cycle. Find up-to-date information here about candidates, campaign finance, election administration and the issues shaping Montana’s future. Use our 2026 Election Guide, an interactive tool that helps you explore the races on your ballot, to learn about the candidates and read media coverage about their campaigns.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
Initiative banning corporate money in elections gets a spotlight in Billings
Montana Chamber of Commerce backs out of debate, gets roasted.
LATEST HEADLINES
Poll: Rep. Troy Downing ahead in Eastern U.S. House District
Democratic challenger Brian Miller has more name recognition than he did in May, but the Republican incumbent is still heavily favored.
Flint, Forstag in dead heat for House seat
The recent Montana Free Press-Rutgers Eagleton poll shows the two candidates in a toss-up race for Montana’s Western District.
Alme holds an 8-point lead over Bodnar in Senate race
New poll shows Republican Kurt Alme ahead of independent Seth Bodnar, with Democrats favoring the independent over party nominee Alani Bankhead.
Who’s drawing the PAC power in Montana’s congressional races?
Leadership PAC and party committee donations signal who holds institutional power in an election. In Montana, that power is overwhelmingly Republican.
Cascade Co. investigating independent signature gathering. House candidate Miller files lawsuit.
None of the signatures under investigation were counted toward either candidate’s ballot-qualification total, and neither campaign is suspected of wrongdoing.
Ballot envelopes won’t bear Trump’s stamp
The deadline for printing return envelopes for Montana’s absentee ballots has passed, and with it — for now — President Donald Trump’s unimplemented plan to have the postal service screen mail ballots.
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