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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana

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2026 United House of Representatives elections in Montana
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All 2 Montana seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the state of Montana, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections will take place on June 2, 2026. [1]

Contents

District 1

The incumbent is Republican Ryan Zinke, who was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2024. [2] On March 2, 2026, he announced his retirement. [3]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Filed paperwork
  • Ray Curtis [7]
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Aaron Flint
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
Ryan Zinke (withdrawn)
Executive branch officials

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Ryan Zinke (R)$4,090,593$1,971,880$2,799,244
Source: Federal Election Commission [11]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Endorsements

Russell Cleveland
State legislators
  • Susan Webber, state senator from the 8th district (2019–present) (co-endorsement with Busse and Forstag) [16] [17]
Individuals
Sam Forstag
U.S. senators
State legislators
  • Susan Webber, state senator from the 8th district (2019–present) (co-endorsement with Busse and Cleveland) [16] [19]
Labor unions
Organizations
Matt Rains
State legislators
  • Jill Cohenour, state representative from the 83th district (2023–present; 2003–2011) [16]
  • Paul Tuss, state representative from the 27th district (2023-present) [16]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Russell Cleveland (D)$195,894$147,614$48,280
Matt Rains (D)$113,774$67,362$46,411
Source: Federal Election Commission [11]

Third party and independents

Candidates

Declared
  • Kimberly Persico [22]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [23] Likely RJune 13, 2025
Inside Elections [24] Solid RJune 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [25] Likely RJune 13, 2025
Race to the WH [26] Tilt RMarch 2, 2026

Polling

Hypothetical polling
Ryan Zinke vs. Ryan Busse
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Ryan
Zinke (R)		Ryan
Busse (D)		Undecided
Peak Insights (R) [27] [A] January 12–15, 2026400 (LV)± 5.0%47%41%12%
Tulchin Research (D) [28] November 22–25, 2025424 (LV)± 5.0%43%47%10%
Ryan Zinke vs. Sam Forstag
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Ryan
Zinke (R)		Sam
Forstag (D)		Undecided
Peak Insights (R) [27] [A] January 12–15, 2026400 (LV)± 5.0%48%38%14%

District 2

The incumbent is Republican Troy Downing, who was elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2024. [2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Troy Downing
Executive branch officials
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Troy Downing (R)$1,220,469$895,761$436,239
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Sam Lux (D)$4,617$4,007$786
Brian Miller (D)$10,223$6,078$4,640
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

Independents

Candidates

Declared
  • Michael Eisenhauer, cardiologist [33]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Michael Eisenhauer (I)$201,100$4,255$196,844
Source: Federal Election Commission [31]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [23] Solid RJune 13, 2025
Inside Elections [24] Solid RJune 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [25] Safe RJune 13, 2025
Race to the WH [26] Safe RSeptember 26, 2025

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 Poll conducted by Leadership in Action PAC, which supports Zinke

References

  1. ↑ "2026 State Primary Election Dates". NCSL. May 9, 2025. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. ↑ Anchor, Bradley Warren NonStop Local (March 2, 2026). "Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke to retire, will not seek reelection". NonStop Local Billings. Congressman Ryan Zinke will not seek reelection for a fourth term in Montana's first Congressional District. The Republican who has had a storied career will make it official Monday as the filing deadline looms.
  4. ↑ Warren, Bradley (March 2, 2026). "Conservative radio host Aaron Flint to run for Congress in Montana's first district". NonStop Local Montana. MontanaRightNow.com.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Drew, Micah (March 2, 2026). "Montana GOP candidates jump into race for western House district • Daily Montanan". Daily Montanan. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Brady (March 3, 2026). "Christi Jacobsen enters Montana Western Congressional District race" . Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  7. 1 2 "FEDERAL PRIMARY 2026 Candidate List". candidatefiling.mt.gov. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Warren, Bradley (March 2, 2026). "Who's running for Congress in Montana? Here is what we know:". NonStop Local Montana. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  9. 1 2 Eavis, Victoria (March 3, 2026). "Trump endorses Aaron Flint in Montana's western congressional primary race". The Independent Record. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  10. 1 2 Drew, Micah (November 6, 2025). "Trump endorses Reps. Zinke, Downing for re-election". Daily Montanan . Missoula Current. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "2026 Election United States House - Montana 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  12. ↑ Drew, Micah (January 8, 2026). "Ryan Busse joins race to challenge Zinke for House seat". Daily Montanan. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  13. ↑ Brooks, Gary (May 6, 2025). "Letter to the editor: Russell Cleveland running for US House". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ Woodall, Hunter (January 5, 2026). "Democrats are talking about a midterm blue wave. A Montana smokejumper could help make it a reality". CBS News . Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  15. ↑ Eavis, Victoria (October 23, 2025). "Candidate field for U.S. House is shaping up as Democrat Matt Rains announces candidacy". The Independent Record . Retrieved October 23, 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Thomas, Mariah (January 6, 2026). "Forstag Jumps into Democratic Primary for Western House District". Flathead Beacon. Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Ryan Busse Endorsements". Busseformontana.com. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  18. ↑ Eavis, Victoria (January 5, 2026). "Missoula Democratic smokejumper enters U.S. House race to unseat Rep. Zinke". Billings Gazette. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Ryan Busse Endorsements". Busseformontana.com. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  20. ↑ "NFFE Endorses Sam Forstag for Montana's First Congressional District". National Federation of Federal Employees. January 5, 2026. Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  21. ↑ Bailey, Ernest (February 26, 2026). "Congressional Progressive Caucus PAC Endorses Sam Forstag for MT-01". Progressive Caucus. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  22. ↑ Wooden, Annie (February 12, 2026). "Hot Springs woman running for Congress". Sanders County Ledger . Retrieved February 17, 2026.
  23. 1 2 "2026 CPR House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  24. 1 2 "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
  25. 1 2 "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  26. 1 2 "The 2026 House Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  27. 1 2 Drew, Micah (January 23, 2026). "Poll shows Zinke up on Busse, Forstag". Daily Montanan . Retrieved January 23, 2026.
  28. ↑ Lutey, Tom (December 18, 2025). "The Poll...err Express". Montana Free Press . Retrieved January 8, 2026.
  29. 1 2 3 Ambarian, Jonathon (November 12, 2025). "Montana's Eastern Congressional District: Downing running, two Democrats file". KTVH-DT . Retrieved November 13, 2025.
  30. ↑ "Thank You for Supporting Pro-Israel Candidates" . Retrieved February 12, 2026.
  31. 1 2 3 "2026 Election United States House - Montana 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved March 2, 2026.
  32. ↑ Mitchell, Alex (February 24, 2026). "'The right path for all Montanans:' Longtime Dem state lawmaker enters eastern district race". Bozeman Daily Chronicle . Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  33. ↑ Ambarian, Jonathon (January 2, 2026). "How 2026 is shaping up in Montana politics". KXLF . Retrieved January 2, 2026. Michael Eisenhauer, a cardiologist from Great Falls, has announced plans to run for the seat as an independent.
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