U.S. Senate
Kurt Alme
73.4%593
Seth Bodnar
17.5%141
Alani Bankhead
6.2%50
Kyle Austin
3.0%24
Statewide: Kurt Alme wins. Called.
Daniels County, Montana
2026 election results. Kurt Alme (R) got 73% of the U.S. Senate vote in Daniels County. Below are also 11 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Daniels County
U.S. House: Montana 2nd District
Troy Downing
81.0%656
Brian Miller
13.5%109
Michael Eisenhauer
4.6%37
Patrick McCracken
1.0%8
Whole district: Troy Downing wins. Called.
The leader in Daniels 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, 3:17 PM.
11 local contests in Daniels County
County offices, local measures, judges and other local offices on Daniels 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 | 659 | 83.8% |
| Angeline Cheek D | 127 | 16.2% |
Jeff Pattison ahead in Daniels 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Thievin R | 726 | 100.0% |
Michel Thievin is unopposed.
County Clerk and Recorder/assessor/surveyor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kristy Jones R | 713 | 100.0% |
Kristy Jones is unopposed.
Sheriff/coroner
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Clint Lowe R | 704 | 100.0% |
Clint Lowe is unopposed.
County Attorney
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Logan Olson R | 709 | 100.0% |
Logan Olson is unopposed.
County Treasurer
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Katie Leibrand I | 493 | 61.3% |
| Julia A. Laurie R | 311 | 38.7% |
Katie Leibrand ahead in Daniels County.
County Officials Elected As Partisan Or Non-Partisan
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shall be conducted on a partisan basis | 388 | 51.2% |
| Shall be conducted on a non-partisan basis | 370 | 48.8% |
Shall be conducted on a partisan basis ahead in Daniels County.
Local measures
Establishing the Form of Government for Daniels County
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FOR retaining the existing Elected County Officials Form of government for Daniels County. | 465 | 62.6% |
| FOR adoption of Commission Form of government proposed for Daniels County by the Daniels County Study Commission. | 278 | 37.4% |
FOR retaining the existing Elected County Officials Form of government for Daniels County. ahead with 62.6% in Daniels County.
Change to An At-Large City Council Election
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| For changing to an at-large City council election | 237 | 59.7% |
| Against changing to an at-large City council election | 160 | 40.3% |
For changing to an at-large City council election ahead with 59.7% in Daniels County.
Judges
Justice of the Peace
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jerod Nieskens | 470 | 58.2% |
| Bobbi Jo Anderson | 337 | 41.8% |
Jerod Nieskens ahead in Daniels County.
Other local offices
Public Administrator
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| J. Perry Wolfe R | 741 | 100.0% |
J. Perry Wolfe is unopposed.
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 +71.5 | R +67.0 | R +4.6 |
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 Daniels County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 16.2% | Donald Trump | 81.8% | R +65.6 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 19.2% | Donald Trump | 78.8% | R +59.6 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 17.5% | Donald Trump | 75.9% | R +58.4 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 23.5% | Mitt Romney | 73.5% | R +50.0 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 32.0% | John McCain | 64.7% | R +32.7 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 29.1% | George W. Bush | 68.3% | R +39.1 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 27.3% | George W. Bush | 67.6% | R +40.3 |
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 +25.3.
Other counties in Montana
Montana results- Beaverhead County
- Big Horn County
- Blaine County
- Broadwater County
- Carbon County
- Carter County
- Cascade County
- Chouteau County
- Custer 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.