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2026 Montana federal ballot

Montana votes on a U.S. Senate seat and both U.S. House seats on November 3, 2026.

What else is on your ballot

Federal races only, not governor, state or local contests or ballot measures. For the rest of your ballot, start at the Montana Voter Portal, run by the Montana Secretary of State.

The delegation, district by district

3 seats on the ballot
District 2. Troy Downing holds the seat and is on the ballot. 6 candidates on file.District 1. Ryan Zinke holds the seat, and the ballot on record lists other candidates. 8 candidates on file.

Tap or point at a district for the seat and who holds it.

2 Republican1 not on the ballot on record

House seats, filled by the party that holds each one today.

Party of the member holding each seat now, never a margin and never a prediction. A hatched district means that member is not on the ballot for it. Boundaries as drawn for the 119th Congress.

How to vote in Montana

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 30 days before by mail, or late/same-day through Election Day in person.

All dates and rules

Montana by the numbers

1.1Mpeople across 2 districts

Median household income$72K to $74K
District 2District 1
Living below the poverty line11.4% to 11.6%
District 1District 2
Without health insurance8.3% to 8.9%
District 2District 1

The lowest and highest of Montana's districts, on the national range for each measure. Census American Community Survey 2024 five year estimates.

What this ballot costs

$40M in play

Of every dollar in Montana's federal races, 66 cents is outside groups spending on their own, not the campaigns. The Senate seat and the whole House map are on one scale.

Raised by candidatesOutside money
The Senate seat$25M
$5.9M raised by candidates$19M outside money
Both House races$15M
$7.6M raised by candidates$7M outside money$7.3M a seat on average

Gifts of $200 or less

$2.5M19%

Larger individual gifts

$7.1M53%

From PACs

$1.9M14%

Shares of what the campaigns raised themselves. The rest is party money, self funding and transfers.

Incumbents defending a seat

The sitting member defending a seat on this ballot, what they have raised. They have no stock trades on file this Congress.

How far the money traveled

Most of the outside money on Montana's races comes from groups that are spending in other states too.

Groups spending in other states too
$14M53%
Groups spending only in Montana
$12M47%

Groups filing here

36

The widest one reaches

31states

Independent spending filed on Montana's races, by whether the committee is also spending in other states this cycle. A filing records where a group spends, not where its donors live, so this is a measure of reach, never of who paid for it.

Who is spending on Montana

$26M outside money

The groups spending independently on Montana's races, by what they have filed. Open a row to see how the money was spent, supporting or opposing each party, and the interest behind the committee.

1 to 5 of 25 groups

Every race on the ballot

Each row names the November ballot on record; the filed count is every candidate on file with the FEC, not counting those who withdrew, retired or died. Each row opens the full field, the money, and the outside spending for that seat.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Census context from the American Community Survey, public domain. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.