U.S. Senate
Kurt Alme
57.0%3,884
Seth Bodnar
32.5%2,218
Alani Bankhead
8.5%581
Kyle Austin
2.0%136
Statewide: Kurt Alme wins. Called.
Jefferson County, Montana
2026 election results. Kurt Alme (R) got 57% of the U.S. Senate vote in Jefferson County. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.
2026 results in Jefferson County
U.S. House: Montana 2nd District
Troy Downing
62.1%4,227
Brian Miller
28.7%1,952
Michael Eisenhauer
7.3%499
Patrick McCracken
1.9%130
Whole district: Troy Downing wins. Called.
The leader in Jefferson 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, 3:44 PM.
8 local contests in Jefferson County
County offices, school boards, local measures and judges on Jefferson 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
County Commissioner District 2
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cory Kirsch | 4,527 | 76.5% |
| Richard Rhodes | 1,392 | 23.5% |
Cory Kirsch ahead in Jefferson County.
County Clerk and Recorder/county Assessor/surveyor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ginger Kunz | 5,733 | 100.0% |
Ginger Kunz is unopposed.
Sheriff/coroner
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Grimsrud | 3,412 | 53.3% |
| David A. Kosola | 2,739 | 42.8% |
| Tom Voigt | 256 | 4.0% |
Tom Grimsrud ahead in Jefferson County.
County Attorney/public Administrator
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Steven C. Haddon | 5,428 | 100.0% |
Steven C. Haddon is unopposed.
County Treasurer
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Terri L. Kunz | 5,721 | 100.0% |
Terri L. Kunz is unopposed.
Schools
County Superintendent of Schools
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dori Stulc | 5,424 | 100.0% |
Dori Stulc is unopposed.
Local measures
Law Enforcement Services Levy Ballot Issue No. WH2026-01
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| No On Town Of Whitehall Law Enforcement Services Levy. | 259 | 65.1% |
| Yes On Town Of Whitehall Law Enforcement Services Levy. | 139 | 34.9% |
No On Town Of Whitehall Law Enforcement Services Levy. ahead with 65.1% in Jefferson County.
Judges
Shall Judge STEVE ANDERSEN of the JUSTICE OF THE PEACE of the state of Montana be retained in office for another term?
| Choice | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 5,382 | 90.8% |
| No | 543 | 9.2% |
Yes ahead with 90.8% in Jefferson 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 +36.8 | R +37.6 | D +0.7 |
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 Jefferson County has voted for president
| Year | Democrat | Share | Republican | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Kamala Harris | 30.4% | Donald Trump | 66.9% | R +36.5 |
| 2020 | Joe Biden | 32.2% | Donald Trump | 65.6% | R +33.3 |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton | 29.8% | Donald Trump | 62.2% | R +32.5 |
| 2012 | Barack Obama | 34.8% | Mitt Romney | 62.2% | R +27.3 |
| 2008 | Barack Obama | 40.7% | John McCain | 55.8% | R +15.1 |
| 2004 | John Kerry | 32.1% | George W. Bush | 65.5% | R +33.5 |
| 2000 | Al Gore | 29.3% | George W. Bush | 64.1% | R +34.8 |
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 +1.7.
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
- Flathead County
- Gallatin County
- Garfield County
- Glacier County
- Golden Valley County
- Granite County
- Hill 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.