U.S. Senate
Kurt Alme
64.0%2,766
Seth Bodnar
24.6%1,062
Alani Bankhead
9.2%398
Kyle Austin
2.2%94
Statewide: Kurt Alme wins. Called.
Custer County, Montana
2026 election results. Kurt Alme (R) got 64% of the U.S. Senate vote in Custer County. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Custer County
U.S. House: Montana 2nd District
Troy Downing
68.1%2,918
Brian Miller
24.6%1,056
Michael Eisenhauer
5.3%229
Patrick McCracken
2.0%84
Whole district: Troy Downing wins. Called.
The leader in Custer County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 9, 4:07 PM.
11 local contests in Custer County
County offices, school boards, local measures and judges on Custer County's ballots, from Montana's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.
County offices
Public Service Commissioner, District 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Pattison R | 2,999 | 71.3% |
| Angeline Cheek D | 1,210 | 28.7% |
Jeff Pattison ahead in Custer County. The contest crosses into 25 other counties; across all of them: Jeff Pattison 50,407 (65.3%), Angeline Cheek 26,741 (34.7%).
County Commissioner District 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Strouf | 3,707 | 100.0% |
Jason Strouf is unopposed.
County Commissioner District 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Faycosh | 3,671 | 100.0% |
Jeff Faycosh is unopposed.
County Clerk & Recorder
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jayme Lepisto | 2,070 | 50.5% |
| Linda Corbett Steiner | 2,028 | 49.5% |
Jayme Lepisto ahead in Custer County.
Sheriff/coroner
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Kelm | 3,810 | 100.0% |
Brandon Kelm is unopposed.
County Attorney
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shawn A. Quinlan | 2,039 | 51.9% |
| Mike Caldwell | 1,889 | 48.1% |
Shawn A. Quinlan ahead in Custer County.
County Public Administrator
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jody Burman | 3,636 | 100.0% |
Jody Burman is unopposed.
County Treasurer/assessor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tara L. Moorehead | 3,755 | 100.0% |
Tara L. Moorehead is unopposed.
Schools
County Superintendent of Schools
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shawna E. Williams-Hicks | 2,835 | 100.0% |
Shawna E. Williams-Hicks is unopposed.
Local measures
Public Safety Mill Levy
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| NO on Resolution 4689 | 1,581 | 58.6% |
| YES on Resolution 4689 | 1,115 | 41.4% |
NO on Resolution 4689 ahead with 58.6% in Custer County.
Judges
County Justice of the Peace
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Wyatt A. Glade | 2,503 | 61.5% |
| Gail Krezelak | 1,566 | 38.5% |
Wyatt A. Glade ahead in Custer County.
Montana's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:08 PM. Unofficial until certified.
Compared with 2024
| Race | Margin | 2024 president | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|
| MT-02 | R +46.9 | R +50.5 | D +3.6 |
Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.
How Custer County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 23.9% | Donald Trump | 72.6% | R +48.7 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 25.8% | Donald Trump | 71.8% | R +45.9 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 22.7% | Donald Trump | 70.5% | R +47.8 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 34.2% | Mitt Romney | 62.9% | R +28.7 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 41.4% | John McCain | 55.6% | R +14.2 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 32.3% | George W. Bush | 65.3% | R +33.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 30.6% | George W. Bush | 64.3% | R +33.7 |
Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +15.0.
Other counties in Montana
Montana results- Beaverhead County
- Big Horn County
- Blaine County
- Broadwater County
- Carbon County
- Carter County
- Cascade County
- Chouteau County
- Daniels County
- Dawson County
- Deer Lodge County
- Fallon County
- Fergus County
- Flathead County
- Gallatin County
- Garfield County
- Glacier County
- Golden Valley County
- Granite County
- Hill County
- Jefferson County
- Judith Basin County
- Lake County
- Lewis and Clark County
- Liberty County
- Lincoln County
- Madison County
- McCone County
- Meagher County
- Mineral County
- Missoula County
- Musselshell County
- Park County
- Petroleum County
- Phillips County
- Pondera County
- Powder River County
- Powell County
- Prairie County
- Ravalli County
- Richland County
- Roosevelt County
- Rosebud County
- Sanders County
- Sheridan County
- Silver Bow County
- Stillwater County
- Sweet Grass County
- Teton County
- Toole County
- Treasure County
- Valley County
- Wheatland County
- Wibaux County
- Yellowstone County
Sources & scope
Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Montana certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Montana's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.