Republican primary · June 2, 2026
Montana Senate Republican primary
Kurt Alme won the Republican primary on June 2, 2026, advancing to the general election on November 3, 2026.
Where this race stands
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Primary result · Republican primary
Official outcome · June 2, 2026 · forecast shown for reference1Kurt AlmeKurt Alme ( Republican Party ) is running for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Montana. He is on the ballot in the general election …
2Charles Walking Child
3Lee Calhoun
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 1 results
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| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Alme | Lead |
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| May 6 | Rutgers-Eagleton | — · unknown | 73 | — |
Endorsements · Republican primary · 6 total
Source · Wikipedia · 0 candidates with no endorsements yetKurt Alme · 6
RKurt Alme6 endorsers
Most notable · Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
Elected officials4
Federal 3State 1Local 0
Elected officials · 4
- Donald Trump · president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present)
- Greg Gianforte · governor of Montana (2021–present)
- Steve Daines · Montana (2015–present)
- Tim Sheehy · Montana (2025–present)
Organizations2
Organizations · 2
- Republican Jewish Coalition
- Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America
Money in this primary
FEC · per-candidate committees · last filing 2026-07-01In the news
14 shown · last 30d · Google NewsNews volume · 30d
14 articles · building history
News volume · last 30d
Articles14
Trendbuilding history
Article counts indexed by Google News; the sparkline traces weekly volume across the window.
Net favorability
+0.36
Coverage lean (D−R) · shift −0.71 wk
Net favorability
Score+0.36
Week-over-weekshift −0.71 wk
Tone of coverage, D minus R, scored from −1 (all R-favorable) to +1 (all D-favorable). 0 is balanced.
Coverage tilt
D 36%
Neutral 64%
36% of outlets rated · by editorial lean
Coverage tilt · by outlet lean
D-leaning outlets36%
Neutral64%
R-leaning outlets0%
36% of outlets classified by editorial lean
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Montana Primary Election Results
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Montana U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
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Progressive pop-up PAC abandons Alani Bankhead in Montana’s Senate race
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Group responsible for $3 million to Democrat in Montana Senate race pulls support
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Group responsible for $4 million to Democrat in Montana Senate race, pulls support
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Montana’s state primary
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New Poll: Kurt Alme leading in Montana
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Montana First Congressional District 2026: Latest Polls
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Montana U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls
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Montana U.S. Senate race expected to be highly competitive
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Verification trail
Polls verified0 / 1deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested3 platformsupdated 11h ago
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2026-07-01
Endorsements29 totalWikipedia scrape
News coverage14 / 30dGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks