United States
Montana Senate polls 2026
Senate election 3 Nov 2026, tomorrow.
Kurt Alme leads the polling average with 39.0%, 8.9 points ahead of Seth Bodnar.
Average
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Trend
Kurt AlmeSeth BodnarAlani BankheadKyle Austin
Stances
Kurt AlmeSeth BodnarAlani BankheadKyle Austin
Immigration
ExpandRestrictRemigration
Economy
Free marketState-directed
Christian identity4 unplaced
Abortion2 unplaced
Broad accessProtect unborn life
Marriage & family2 unplaced
Individual choiceTraditional
National culture3 unplaced
CosmopolitanPreserve heritage
Technology
Light-touchRein in Big Tech
Scores and reasons written by AI. Methodology
Why these scores
Immigration
- Kurt Alme: 6.5 of 10 Says 'we need to secure the border'; touts prosecuting illegal immigrants and cartel-linked gangs as US attorney
- Seth Bodnar: 3.5 of 10 Backs border enforcement and removing violent criminals but condemns masked ICE raids; wants comprehensive reform
- Alani Bankhead: 3 of 10 Supports comprehensive immigration reform and a faster, streamlined path to citizenship while targeting traffickers
- Kyle Austin: 5 of 10 Supports a secure border and deportations but wants 'humane' enforcement; objects to recent ICE tactics
Economy
- Kurt Alme: 2.5 of 10 Led 2003 cut of Montana's top income tax from 11% to 6.5%; wants federal spending reined in
- Seth Bodnar: 5.5 of 10 Backs public insurance option, restoring ACA subsidies, lifting Social Security wage cap, antitrust on meatpackers
- Alani Bankhead: 6.5 of 10 Wants universal healthcare modelled on TRICARE and Social Security tax on all income
- Kyle Austin: 1.5 of 10 Libertarian: zero tariffs, Social Security replaced by personal trust funds, no federal government growth
Abortion
- Kurt Alme: 6 of 10 Endorsed by SBA Pro-Life America; has made no personal abortion statement in the campaign
- Seth Bodnar: 1.5 of 10 Supports Montana's constitutional abortion protection; decisions for women and doctors; endorsed by Planned Parenthood
Marriage & family
- Kurt Alme: 6 of 10 Attacks opponent for backing transgender athletes in girls' sports; criticises DEI programmes
- Seth Bodnar: 3 of 10 Supports 'fairness' in women's sports but leaves transgender participation to parents and children
National culture
- Kurt Alme: 6 of 10 Criticises DEI programmes; runs on 'protecting Montana values' with no detailed culture platform
Subsidiarity
- Kurt Alme: 6 of 10 Wants local communities, not Washington, to decide on data centers; pledges public lands stay public
- Seth Bodnar: 5 of 10 Wants communities able to block AI data centers; opposes handing federal public lands to states
- Alani Bankhead: 4 of 10 Wants a federal role setting data center rules and cutting housing costs
- Kyle Austin: 6.5 of 10 Opposes expanding the federal government; backs Roadless Rule rollback to open public lands to logging
Technology
- Kurt Alme: 4 of 10 Wants AI data centers to disclose community costs and pay their own power and water; no platform rules
- Seth Bodnar: 7 of 10 Wants AI guardrails 'immediately', chatbot limits for children, and antitrust enforcement against tech monopolies
- Alani Bankhead: 7.5 of 10 Calls for at least a moratorium on AI data centers in Montana and holding big tech accountable
- Kyle Austin: 4 of 10 Says AI cannot be stopped but needs safeguards; would site data centers in space or the ocean