2026 United States Senate election in Montana

For related races, see 2026 United States Senate elections.
Not to be confused with 2026 Montana Senate election.

2026 United States Senate election in Montana
November 3, 2026
 
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent U.S. senator

Steve Daines
Republican



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The 2026 United States Senate election in Montana will be held on November 6, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Montana. Primary elections will be held on June 2, 2026. Two-term Republican Steve Daines, who was re-elected in 2020 with 55.0% of the vote, has filed for reelection.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Charles WalkingChild, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024[2]

Endorsements

Steve Daines
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Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Steve Daines (R) $6,715,883 $2,970,840 $3,852,826
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Alani Bankhead, leadership coach[8]
  • Michael Hummert, retired remodeling contractor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024[9]

Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2025
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Michael Blackwolf (D) $92 $92 $0
Michael Hummert (D) $10,000 $200 $10,545
Reilly Neill (D) $118,047 $101,068 $15,365
Source: Federal Election Commission[5]

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Inside Elections[11] Solid R August 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report[12] Solid R October 14, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[13] Safe R August 12, 2025
Race to the WH[14] Likely R September 4, 2025

References

  1. ^ Warren, Bradley (April 14, 2025). "FIRST: Senator Daines post Q1 fundraising numbers, to run for reelection". NonStop Local Montana. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
  2. ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1927829". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  3. ^ Miller, Blair (April 23, 2025). "Daines gets Trump's endorsement as he readies 2026 Senate reelection bid". Independent Record. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "2026 Election United States Senate - Montana". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  6. ^ Ambarian, Jonathon (November 14, 2025). "Montana U.S. Senate race: Daines up for third term, three Democrats running". KTVH. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  7. ^ Batura, Sean (November 19, 2024). "Park County resident runs for U.S. Senate". The Livingston Enterprise. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  8. ^ "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1927954". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  9. ^ "Filing FEC-1864033". Federal Elections Commission. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  10. ^ Guggenheim, Benjamin; Kashinsky, Lisa; Razor, Calen; McCarthy, Mia (June 25, 2025). "Johnson warns about a Medicaid backlash". Politico. Retrieved June 25, 2025. Jon Tester won't run for elected office again after losing his Senate seat in the 2024 election, telling our Garrett Downs he's happy in retirement on his Montana farm. He would have been a top recruit for Democrats to take on GOP Sen. Steve Daines next year
  11. ^ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  12. ^ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  13. ^ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  14. ^ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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