U.S. Senate
Kurt Alme
57.4%30,359
Seth Bodnar
29.4%15,558
Alani Bankhead
11.6%6,108
Kyle Austin
1.6%824
Statewide: Kurt Alme wins. Called.
Flathead County, Montana
2026 election results. Kurt Alme (R) got 57% of the U.S. Senate vote in Flathead County. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Flathead County
U.S. House: Montana 1st District
Aaron Flint
59.2%31,308
Sam Forstag
37.9%20,052
Nick Sheedy
2.8%1,481
Whole district: Sam Forstag wins. Called.
The leader in Flathead 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 10, 12:22 PM.
10 local contests in Flathead County
County offices, school boards, local measures and judges on Flathead 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 5
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Annie Bukacek R | 15,016 | 56.9% |
| Kevin Hamm D | 11,380 | 43.1% |
Annie Bukacek ahead in Flathead County. The contest crosses into 12 other counties; across all of them: Annie Bukacek 51,561 (52.7%), Kevin Hamm 46,264 (47.3%).
County Commissioner District 1
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Abell R | 32,443 | 62.5% |
| Nathan Dugan D | 19,468 | 37.5% |
Brad Abell ahead in Flathead County.
Clerk & Recorder / Surveyor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sheena Sterling R | 40,745 | 100.0% |
Sheena Sterling is unopposed.
Sheriff / Coroner
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Heino R | 42,862 | 100.0% |
Brian Heino is unopposed.
County Attorney
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Travis R. Ahner R | 40,316 | 100.0% |
Travis R. Ahner is unopposed.
County Treasurer / Assessor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tricia Haverkorn R | 40,262 | 100.0% |
Tricia Haverkorn is unopposed.
Schools
Superintendent of Schools
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Marcia Stolfus R | 40,282 | 100.0% |
Marcia Stolfus is unopposed.
Local measures
City of Columbia Falls Proposed Change to the Existing Plan of Government
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| FOR the existing General Governing Powers. | 1,022 | 50.9% |
| FOR adoption of Self-Governing Powers proposed for City of Columbia Falls by the Columbia Falls City Study Commission. | 984 | 49.1% |
FOR the existing General Governing Powers. ahead with 50.9% in Flathead County.
Judges
Shall Judge ERIC S. HUMMEL of the JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, DEPT 1 of the state of Montana be retained in office for another term?
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 38,760 | 87.8% |
| No | 5,386 | 12.2% |
Yes ahead with 87.8% in Flathead County.
Justice of the Peace, Dept 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Wenz | 26,195 | 59.3% |
| Angela Ream | 17,955 | 40.7% |
Tim Wenz ahead in Flathead 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-01 | R +21.9 | R +34.7 | D +12.8 |
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 Flathead County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 31.8% | Donald Trump | 65.6% | R +33.8 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 33.8% | Donald Trump | 63.9% | R +30.1 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 28.5% | Donald Trump | 64.9% | R +36.4 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 32.0% | Mitt Romney | 65.1% | R +33.2 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 36.9% | John McCain | 58.4% | R +21.5 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 30.0% | George W. Bush | 67.3% | R +37.3 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 24.6% | George W. Bush | 66.5% | R +41.9 |
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 D +8.2.
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
- Dawson County
- Deer Lodge County
- Fallon County
- Fergus 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.