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Montana · U.S. Senate

Montana Senate

Kurt Alme wins. Called.

97% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Kurt Alme R won 232,863 48.3%
Seth Bodnar I 181,659 37.7%
Alani Bankhead D 58,547 12.1%
Kyle Austin L 8,867 1.8%
Total481,936

345 of 728 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 8:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Yellowstone 62,980 R +59.0 — — 96%
Missoula 60,382 R +36.3 — — 99%
Gallatin 55,928 R +44.6 — — 98%
Flathead 51,794 R +66.8 — — 100%
Lewis and Clark 34,375 R +61.5 — — 96%
Cascade 29,507 R +54.7 — — 94%
Ravalli 23,918 R +74.6 — — 94%
Silver Bow 14,817 R +31.3 — — 97%
Lake 13,789 R +58.4 — — 96%
Lincoln 9,864 R +71.1 — — 98%
Park 9,424 R +54.7 — — 97%
Jefferson 6,799 R +73.9 — — 100%
Sanders 6,553 R +76.2 — — 91%
Carbon 6,095 R +68.6 — — 97%
Fergus 5,403 R +76.2 — — 100%
Madison 5,232 R +71.8 — — 96%
Hill 5,032 R +45.3 — — 90%
Stillwater 4,537 R +84.7 — — 100%
Beaverhead 4,513 R +76.0 — — 92%
Custer 4,210 R +75.2 — — 100%
Deer Lodge 3,953 R +38.7 — — 92%
Glacier 3,925 R +2.9 — — 100%
Broadwater 3,736 R +83.6 — — 100%
Richland 3,611 R +79.1 — — 100%
Big Horn 3,487 R +13.1 — — 98%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+8,468 votes481,936R +59.8
+12,824 votes473,468R +60.2
+2,504 votes460,644R +60.4
+836 votes458,140R +60.5
+46,406 votes457,304R +60.5
+293 votes410,898R +60.5
+5,073 votes410,605R +60.5
+144 votes405,532R +60.6
+286 votes405,388R +60.6
+9,933 votes405,102R +60.7
+228 votes395,169R +60.1
+88 votes394,941R +60.2