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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  2024 November 3, 20262028 

All 2 Montana seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 20

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.

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District 1

2026 Montana’s 1st congressional district election
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  2024
2028 
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Ryan Zinke
Republican



The incumbent is Republican Ryan Zinke, who was re-elected with 52.3% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Republican primary

Potential

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Ryan Zinke (R)$2,064,031$989,357$1,755,205
Source: Federal Election Commission [2]

Democratic primary

Declared

  • Russell Cleveland, military veteran [3]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Russell Cleveland (D)$19,618$2,286$17,332
Source: Federal Election Commission [2]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Likely RJune 13, 2025
Inside Elections [5] Solid RJune 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Likely RJune 13, 2025

District 2

2026 Montana’s 2nd congressional district election
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  2024
2028 
 
Party Republican Democratic

Incumbent U.S. Representative

Troy Downing
Republican



The incumbent is Republican Troy Downing, who was elected with 65.7% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Republican primary

Filed paperwork

Endorsements

Troy Downing (not declared)
U.S. presidents

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Troy Downing (R)$472,008$420,182$163,357
Source: Federal Election Commission [9]

Democratic primary

Filed paperwork

  • Caleb Briggs (Sam Lux) [10]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [4] Solid RJune 13, 2025
Inside Elections [5] Solid RJune 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] Safe RJune 13, 2025

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "2024 House Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "2026 Election United States House - Montana 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  3. Brooks, Gary (May 6, 2025). "Letter to the editor: Russell Cleveland running for US House". Longview News-Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "2026 CPR House Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
  6. 1 2 "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  7. "FEC Form 2 for Report FEC-1876031". docquery.fec.gov. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  8. Nitzberg, Alex (May 26, 2025). "Trump endorses House Republican who failed to vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act". Fox News . Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  9. "2026 Election United States House - Montana 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  10. "BRIGGS, CALEB S FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1905998".
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates