Montana Senate race: 2026 result
Montana · election of 3 November 2026Incumbent: Steve Daines (R)Updated
Called · unofficial countAlme (R) 48.2%, Bodnar (I) 37.7%.
Kurt Alme (Republican) won the Montana Senate race in the 3 November 2026 election, with 48.2% of the vote to Seth Bodnar's 37.7%, a margin of 10.4 points (50,998 votes). The seat stays Republican. Count as of November 11 at 8:21 AM EST, not yet certified.
What stands out in Montana Senate race
from the count and past results- Seth Bodnar (independent) took 37.7% of the vote.
- Decided by 10.4 points (50,998 votes): the 13th closest Senate race of 2026 among the 35 with a vote count.
- Alme's party lost 7.3 points of vote share on the previous election for this seat.
- Steve Daines: incumbent retiring.
- Republican hold in an open seat: Kurt Alme succeeds Steve Daines, who was not on the ballot.
- Cook Partisan Voting Index for the state: R+10.
Montana Senate race: candidates and votes
Called · unofficial countGeneral election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 11 at 8:21 AM EST
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Alme | Republican | 235,549 | 48.2 |
| Seth Bodnar | Independent | 184,551 | 37.7 |
| Alani Bankhead | Democratic | 59,950 | 12.3 |
| Kyle Austin | Libertarian | 9,013 | 1.8 |
| Total | 489,063 | 100.0 |
Republican hold.
Related races
- Montana: House districts in 2026
- Closest Senate races: MS Senate (0.5), LA Senate (1.8), FL Senate (2.9), IA Senate (4.2), SC Senate (4.5)
- Senate results 2026: every race
Sources
- Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate election in Montana (revision 1385023860, November 11 at 8:21 AM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
- Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States Senate elections (revision 1385106255). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
- Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.