U.S. Senate
Kurt Alme
68.2%2,285
Seth Bodnar
20.5%686
Alani Bankhead
8.9%297
Kyle Austin
2.4%82
Statewide: Kurt Alme wins. Called.
Dawson County, Montana
2026 election results. Kurt Alme (R) got 68% of the U.S. Senate vote in Dawson County. Below are also 2 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Dawson County
U.S. House: Montana 2nd District
Troy Downing
73.9%2,489
Brian Miller
19.7%663
Michael Eisenhauer
4.9%164
Patrick McCracken
1.5%52
Whole district: Troy Downing wins. Called.
The leader in Dawson 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, 4:32 PM.
2 local contests in Dawson County
County offices and judges on Dawson 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 | 2,534 | 76.6% |
| Angeline Cheek D | 776 | 23.4% |
Jeff Pattison ahead in Dawson County. The contest crosses into 25 other counties; across all of them: Jeff Pattison 50,407 (65.3%), Angeline Cheek 26,741 (34.7%).
Judges
District Court Judge District 7, Dept 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brett Irigoin | 1,735 | 52.8% |
| Scott W Herring | 1,551 | 47.2% |
Brett Irigoin ahead in Dawson County. The contest crosses into 4 other counties; across all of them: Scott W Herring 4,513 (53.0%), Brett Irigoin 4,006 (47.0%).
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 +57.9 | R +60.5 | D +2.5 |
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 Dawson County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 19.3% | Donald Trump | 78.2% | R +58.9 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 19.9% | Donald Trump | 77.9% | R +57.9 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 18.0% | Donald Trump | 75.9% | R +57.9 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 27.6% | Mitt Romney | 68.5% | R +40.9 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 35.8% | John McCain | 59.3% | R +23.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 33.3% | George W. Bush | 64.3% | R +31.0 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 31.9% | George W. Bush | 63.8% | R +31.8 |
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 +27.1.
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
- Daniels 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.