In a separate ruling on a ballot measure also concerning nonpartisan court elections, the court ruled in favor of the attorney general.

They are Montana’s largest Republican cities, but Billings and Kalispell will be led by mayors whose campaigns were fueled by mostly Democratic donors following tight November elections.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen went too far in editing ballot language for an initiative calling for nonpartisan court elections, the state Supreme Cou

There’s now less than a year to go until the 2026 elections in Montana. Three members of Montana’s congressional delegation are up for election next year.

Polls suggest 74 percent of voters in the state will back a ballot initiative to counter the effects of Citizens United.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen defended his edits to several proposed ballot initiatives on judicial elections, saying his office is obligated to ensur

A growing bipartisan effort in Montana aims to curb the effects of Citizens United by altering corporate charters rather than regulating political speech.

A Montana Democrat lost her election and job after her voicemail of violent threats to Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) was revealed. Haley McKnight, a former store manager of the retail gift shop Sage and Oats Trading Post in Helena,

No major Montana races are currently eligible for a recount, though vote counts are considered unofficial until canvassing is completed later this month. But a recount did happen this time last year.

A new requirement that voters write their year of birth on mail-in ballot envelopes resulted in more than 2,700 local-election ballots being rejected this week in Montana’s six largest cities, according to election office data compiled by Montana Free Press.

Going into the 2026 election cycle, Gov. Greg Gianforte has been chosen to lead the national organization that advocates for electing Republican governors.