2026 United States Senate election in Montana

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

Steve Daines
Republican



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. Two-term Republican Steve Daines, who was re-elected in 2020 with 55.0% of the vote, has filed for reelection.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Steve Daines

Federal officials

Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Steve Daines (R)$5,686,603$2,543,093$3,251,293
Source: Federal Election Commission [4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Michael Hummert, retired remodeling contractor and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2024 [6]

Declined

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Michael Hummert (D)$0$200$545
Reilly Neill (D)$82,582$62,394$20,187
Source: Federal Election Commission [4]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Inside Elections [8] Solid RAugust 12, 2025
The Cook Political Report [9] Solid RAugust 18, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [10] Safe RAugust 12, 2025
Race To The WH [11] Likely RSeptember 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. ↑ Miller, Blair (April 23, 2025). "Daines gets Trump's endorsement as he readies 2026 Senate reelection bid". Independent Record . Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "- AIPAC Political Portal". candidates.aipacpac.org. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. 1 2 "2026 Election United States Senate - Montana". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved July 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ Batura, Sean (November 19, 2024). "Park County resident runs for U.S. Senate". The Livingston Enterprise . Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Filing FEC-1864033". Federal Elections Commission. Retrieved January 17, 2025.
  7. ↑ 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
  8. ↑ "Senate Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  9. ↑ "2026 CPR Senate Race Ratings". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
  10. ↑ "2026 Senate ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ "2026 Senate Forecast". Race to the WH. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
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