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Voting in Montana.

Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Montana Secretary of State at the link.

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Official source of record
Montana Secretary of State — Elections
Verify →
3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the Montana federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE
Steve Daines (R)$8.3Mfec.gov →
Seth Bodnar (I)$1.4Mfec.gov →
U.S. HOUSE
D2Troy Downing (R)$1.6Mfec.gov →
D1Ryan Busse (D)$530Kfec.gov →
D22Dave Von Eschen (L)$0fec.gov →
1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03
2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in Montana, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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Layers
true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03
3Current officeholders

Who represents Montana now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR
Greg Gianforte (Republican)
U.S. SENATE
Daines, Steve (Republican)· since 2015
Energy and Natural ResourcesNational ParksWater and Power
FinanceEnergy, Natural Resources, and InfrastructureHealth Care+1
Foreign RelationsAfrica and Global Health PolicyEurope and Regional Security Cooperation+1
Indian Affairs
Sheehy, Tim (Republican)· since 2025
Armed ServicesEmerging Threats and CapabilitiesReadiness and Management Support+1
Commerce, Science, and TransportationAviation, Space, and InnovationCoast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries+1
Veterans' Affairs
U.S. HOUSE
1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03
3State legislature

Montana legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 50 members · 50 districts
D2Dave Fern (D)
D17Bob Phalen (R)
D18Ken Bogner (R)
D20Sue Vinton (R)
D29John Esp (R)
D33Chris Pope (D)
D35Tony Tezak (R)
D36Sara Novak (D)
D39Wylie Galt (R)
Source: openstates.org
3At-a-glance rules
Photo ID requestedNo-excuse absenteeOnline voter registrationSame-day registration
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Montana requires ID. Accepted: photo ID (driver's license, passport, military ID) or non-photo ID (utility bill, bank statement, government document).
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot by mail. No excuse required.
Register to vote →Find polling place →
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Local elections in Montana are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.
Official action — MT

The state’s own tools, with links to verify.

Each card below routes to the official Montana system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.

Statewide→
Check my registration
Not available
Register / update online
**MT has no OVR.** Paper form delivered to county election office, or in-person at county for late registration through Election Day.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
**Federal primary + general only.** Local races do not surface in the state portal.
County
Request a mail ballot
Application is a state PDF, returned to county election administrator. No-excuse permanent absentee status available — opt-in once.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Federal-election absentee status only.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
Candidate filings hub. (Old app.mt.gov Camp Tracker CGI portal retired in 2026; SOS now points voters at the per-cycle PDFs.) 2026 filing window 2026-02-17 → 2026-03-04.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Active initiatives still circulating; some struck down by AG legal-sufficiency review. Status fluid.
Statewide→
Live + past results
Statewide→
Election calendar
Primary 2026-06-02, general 2026-11-03. EDR through Election Day.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters

Federal deadlines for Montana

Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.

2026-06-02Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-06-02Ballot Return* — State PrimaryReturn by Email/Online or Fax: Received by**
2026-06-02Ballot Return* — State PrimaryReturn by Mail: Received by
2026-06-02Registration — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return* — General ElectionReturn by Mail: Received by
2026-11-03Ballot Return* — General ElectionReturn by Email/Online or Fax: Received by**
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