My ballot cheat sheet
Montana
Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Election Day. Most polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; same-day registration available; absentee ballots must be in by 8 p.m
U.S. Senate
- Alani Bankhead Democrat
- Kurt Alme Republican
- Kyle Austin Libertarian
- Seth Bodnar Independent
- Jami Woodman Nonpartisan
U.S. House, your district
Candidates depend on your district. Your county’s sample ballot lists them.
Statewide ballot measures
Constitutional Initiative CI-132: Nonpartisan Judicial Elections
YES: supports moving the rule that judicial races are nonpartisan into the constitution, so only voters (not the legislature) could change it
NO: opposes the amendment, leaving the rule that judicial races are nonpartisan in ordinary state law, where the legislature can change it
Constitutional Initiative CI-133: Right to Initiative and Referendum
YES: supports adding the right to put measures on the ballot to Montana's Declaration of Rights, requiring neutral ballot language, court rulings on legal challenges within 90 days, a reasonable window to gather signatures, and protection against signatures being thrown out over technical paperwork errors
NO: opposes the amendment, leaving the ballot measure process under ordinary state law, where the legislature can change these rules
Initiative I-194: Corporate Political Contributions
YES: supports barring corporations, nonprofits, and similar entities chartered in Montana from giving money or anything of value to candidates, political parties, or ballot measure campaigns, on pain of losing corporate privileges like limited liability
NO: opposes the measure, keeping current rules, so these entities do not risk losing corporate privileges like limited liability over political giving
Also on your ballot
State Senate
State House
Other state executive
State Supreme Court
Local ballot measures