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Stillwater County, Montana

2026 election results. Kurt Alme (R) got 69% of the U.S. Senate vote in Stillwater County. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Stillwater County

U.S. Senate

Kurt Alme
69.1%3,142
Seth Bodnar
22.4%1,017
Alani Bankhead
5.7%260
Kyle Austin
2.8%126
100% counted

Statewide: Kurt Alme wins. Called.

U.S. House: Montana 2nd District

Troy Downing
75.7%3,423
Brian Miller
16.6%750
Michael Eisenhauer
6.0%270
Patrick McCracken
1.8%80
100% counted

Whole district: Troy Downing wins. Called.

The leader in Stillwater 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, 4:29 PM.

7 local contests in Stillwater County

County offices, school boards and judges on Stillwater 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 1

CandidateVotesShare
Chris "Joe" Grover R3,931100.0%

Chris "Joe" Grover is unopposed.

County Clerk & Recorder/surveyor

CandidateVotesShare
Heidi L. Stadel R4,015100.0%

Heidi L. Stadel is unopposed.

County Sheriff/coroner

CandidateVotesShare
Charles "Chip" Kem R4,027100.0%

Charles "Chip" Kem is unopposed.

County Attorney/public Administrator

CandidateVotesShare
Zachary Thornley R3,813100.0%

Zachary Thornley is unopposed.

County Treasurer/assessor

CandidateVotesShare
Jerry L. Friend R4,062100.0%

Jerry L. Friend is unopposed.

Schools

County Superintendent of Schools - (1/2 Time)

CandidateVotesShare
Mark Ranstrom R3,941100.0%

Mark Ranstrom is unopposed.

Judges

County Justice of the Peace

CandidateVotesShare
Kaity Williams2,93470.1%
Denise Debiase-Janson1,24929.9%

Kaity Williams ahead in Stillwater County.

Montana's official results, these figures first read Nov 13, 6:08 PM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
MT-02R +64.1R +63.3R +0.8

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 Stillwater County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris17.9%Donald Trump79.6%R +61.75,907
2020Joe Biden20.2%Donald Trump77.9%R +57.75,723
2016Hillary Clinton18.6%Donald Trump75.1%R +56.54,873
2012Barack Obama26.5%Mitt Romney71.0%R +44.44,702
2008Barack Obama32.4%John McCain64.1%R +31.74,667
2004John Kerry24.3%George W. Bush73.3%R +49.04,213
2000Al Gore23.6%George W. Bush70.6%R +47.03,918

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 +14.7.

Other counties in Montana

Montana results

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.