Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

U.S. Senate

What this job does

One of Montana's two votes in the U.S. Senate. Senators write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and approve or reject the president's picks for federal judges, the Supreme Court and the Cabinet. A term is six years. source: usa.gov

Open seat. Steve Daines (Republican) withdrew from the race on March 4, 2026 and endorsed Kurt Alme, who filed the same day. Tim Sheehy (Republican) holds the other seat, which is not up this year. The Secretary of State list prints Jami Dee Woodman as Nonpartisan; one news report describes her run as a write-in filing. Check your sample ballot to see whether she is printed.

Kurt Alme RepublicanAttorney; U.S. Attorney for Montana (March 2025 to March 2026)
Kyle Austin LibertarianPharmacist, farmer and small-business owner
Alani Bankhead DemocraticRetired Air Force lieutenant colonel and special agent (her words)
Seth Bodnar IndependentFormer president of the University of Montana

Candidates in the order the Montana Secretary of State, Elections lists them . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.