The 2026 general election is just about a year away. The races for Montana’s U.S. Senate and House seats are taking shape. Three Montana Democrats join the race to challenge Sen. Daines. The U.S. House races feature veterans,

Tired of being one of the very last states to vote in primary presidential elections, Montana is again debating whether it should go to the polls in early spring or even late winter.

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen, the state’s top election official, says her office will use a federal database to step up efforts to check registered voters for U.S. citizenship.