MONTANA

Your complete directory of Montana candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2026 Filing Deadline (Indep & Minor Parties): June 2026 Filing Deadline (Write-In): September 2026 Primary: June 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on April 8, 2025

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run together on tickets in the primary.
[ Greg Gianforte (R)* - Term-Limited in 2028. ]
Christi Jacobsen (R) - Secretary of State
Kristen Juras (R) - Lt Governor & Attorney
Austin Knudsen (R) - Attorney General, Ex-District Attorney & Ex-State House Speaker

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2028.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Kristen Juras (R)*

SECRETARY OF STATE:
[ Christi Jacobsen (R)*- Term-Limited in 2028. ]

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Austin Knudsen (R)*- Term-Limited in 2028. ]
Kristen Juras (R) - Lt Governor & Attorney

STATE AUDITOR:
Jim Brown (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
Susie Hedalen (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATE:

Steve Daines (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Michael Hummert (D) - Retired Remodeling Contractor, Retired Navy Veteran & '24 Candidate
Reilly Neill (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Newspaper Publisher & '20 Gov Candidate

Tim Sheehy (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Ryan Zinke (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Russell Cleveland (D) - Educational Consultant & Ex-Ranch Manager

District 2:
Troy Downing (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Montana Democratic Party (D)
Montana Green Party (G)
Montana Libertarian Party (L)
Montana Republican Party (R)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

Commissioner of Political Practices

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Belgrade News
Bigfork Eagle
Billings Gazette
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Boulder Monitor
Butte Montana Standard
Char-Koosta News (Native American)
Daily Montanan
Fairfield Sun Times
Flathead Beacon
Glendive Ranger-Review
Great Falls Tribune
Havre Daily News
Helena Independent Record
Indian Country Today
Kalispell Daily Inter Lake
Lake County Leader
Laurel Outlook
Lewistown News-Argus
Libby Western News
The Missoulian
Montana Free Press (Alternative)
Montana Kaimin (University of Montana)
MSU Exponent
Noticias Montana (Spanish)
Powder River Examiner
Ravalli Republic
Sidney Herald
Three Forks Voice
Tobacco Valley News
Whitefish Pilot
Yellowstone County News

KUFM - Montana Public Radio
KHMT TV-4 / KHVI TV-6 (FOX / ABC - Billings)
KULR TV-8 (NBC - Billings)
KTVQ TV-2 (CBS - Billings)
KXLF TV-4 (CBS - Butte)
KRTV TV-3 (CBS - Great Falls)
KXLH TV-9 (CBS - Helena)
KFBB / KWYB / KTMF (ABC FOX Montana)
KECI / KTVM / KCFW (NBC Montana)
KPAX TV-8 (CBS - Missoula)