Montana · Ballot
Montana ballot, November 3, 2026
A Montana Secretary of State notice on the opening of 2026 candidate filing says that during the 2026 election cycle Montanans will elect one U.S. Senator, both U.S. Representatives, 25 state senators, all 100 members of the Montana House, and other offices including Supreme Court Justice and Public Service Commission. The proposed-2026-ballot-issues page lists CI-132, CI-133, and I-194 as qualified for the 2026 general-election ballot. The U.S. Senate Class II page, read October 19, 2026, includes Montana among seats whose terms expire in 2027.
Last updated: October 19, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (Montana Secretary of State — Elections).
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Montana
Polls close at 8:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Mont. Code Ann. § 13-1-106
No returns are shown before polls close in Montana. Montana Secretary of State — election results
Last checked October 19, 2026. Montana Secretary of State — 2026 candidate filing notice; Montana Secretary of State — offices on the ballot; Montana Secretary of State — proposed 2026 ballot issues; U.S. Senate — Class II, terms expire in 2027.
Federal offices
- United States Senator
- United States Representative, Districts 1 and 2
Statewide offices
- United States Senator (Class II, term expires in 2027)
The filing page lists United States Representative districts 1 and 2, Public Service Commissioner districts 1 and 5, Supreme Court Justice as District 4, State Senator districts, State Representative districts 1–100, and district court judges. The filing notice names Supreme Court Justice without a district number. This page does not treat that seat as a separate statewide office beyond the notice’s wording.
Statewide ballot measures
- CI-132 (Ballot Issue #5), qualified for the 2026 general election ballot on August 17, 2026
- CI-133 (Ballot Issue #8), qualified for the 2026 general election ballot on August 17, 2026
- I-194 (Ballot Issue #10), qualified for the 2026 general election ballot on August 17, 2026
The ballot-issues page says the subject of a ballot issue may be paraphrased and that the statement appearing on the ballot is on a linked page. Those ballot-statement texts were not retrieved on October 19, 2026, so this page does not print a ballot title for CI-132, CI-133, or I-194. Other issues on that page are still gathering signatures, submitted, or not qualified, and they are not listed here.
Key dates
Dates below are the sentences stored from the official calendar. Checked October 19, 2026.
Voter registration
The calendar prints “Monday, October 5*” beside “Close of regular voter registration.” The legend says an asterisk indicates postponement. It prints “Registration forms postmarked by October 5 and received by this date are accepted for regular registration” on Thursday, October 8. It says late registration for the general election runs until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election, the Saturday before the election, or before noon on election day. This page does not convert those relative lines into calendar dates.
Montana Secretary of State — 2026 primary and general election calendar
Early voting
- The 2026 election calendar read on October 19, 2026 does not print a separate early-voting period. The Montana Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
Mail-ballot request
The calendar prints Friday, October 9 as the date by which ballots are mailed to electors on the absentee list. A separate line says polling-place voters wishing to obtain a one-time absentee ballot must apply before noon on the day before the election. That line does not print a calendar date.
Montana Secretary of State — 2026 primary and general election calendar
Mail-ballot return
- The 2026 election calendar read on October 19, 2026 does not print an absentee-ballot return deadline. The Montana Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
Montana results on this site
Questions readers ask
- Which federal and statewide offices are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in Montana?
- A Montana Secretary of State notice on the opening of 2026 candidate filing says that during the 2026 election cycle Montanans will elect one U.S. Senator, both U.S. Representatives, 25 state senators, all 100 members of the Montana House, and other offices including Supreme Court Justice and Public Service Commission. The proposed-2026-ballot-issues page lists CI-132, CI-133, and I-194 as qualified for the 2026 general-election ballot. The U.S. Senate Class II page, read October 19, 2026, includes Montana among seats whose terms expire in 2027.
- Which statewide ballot measures does the official Montana source list for November 3, 2026?
- The official source lists CI-132 (Ballot Issue #5), qualified for the 2026 general election ballot on August 17, 2026, CI-133 (Ballot Issue #8), qualified for the 2026 general election ballot on August 17, 2026, and I-194 (Ballot Issue #10), qualified for the 2026 general election ballot on August 17, 2026. The ballot-issues page says the subject of a ballot issue may be paraphrased and that the statement appearing on the ballot is on a linked page. Those ballot-statement texts were not retrieved on October 19, 2026, so this page does not print a ballot title for CI-132, CI-133, or I-194. Other issues on that page are still gathering signatures, submitted, or not qualified, and they are not listed here.
- What voter-registration deadline does the official calendar list for Montana?
- The calendar prints “Monday, October 5*” beside “Close of regular voter registration.” The legend says an asterisk indicates postponement. It prints “Registration forms postmarked by October 5 and received by this date are accepted for regular registration” on Thursday, October 8. It says late registration for the general election runs until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday before the election, the Saturday before the election, or before noon on election day. This page does not convert those relative lines into calendar dates.
- What early-voting dates does the official calendar list for Montana?
- The 2026 election calendar read on October 19, 2026 does not print a separate early-voting period. The Montana Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
- What mail-ballot deadline does the official calendar list for Montana?
- The calendar prints Friday, October 9 as the date by which ballots are mailed to electors on the absentee list. A separate line says polling-place voters wishing to obtain a one-time absentee ballot must apply before noon on the day before the election. That line does not print a calendar date. The 2026 election calendar read on October 19, 2026 does not print an absentee-ballot return deadline. The Montana Secretary of State publishes the calendar.
- Where does this site list Montana results?
- Montana results on this site are on the Montana results page. This site does not publish a separate race results page for a contest in Montana. The live results page links the official Montana results site. Returns shown here stay unofficial until election officials certify them. This site does not certify outcomes.