Winner, unofficial result · U.S. Senate, MT
Kurt Alme
American lawyer (born 1966)
- Over
- Seth Bodnar (Independent), 37.7%
- Votes
- 235,549 (50,998 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia · read 2026-11-14
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +9.1, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Republican won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Kurt Gordon Alme is an American attorney and politician who is the United States senator-elect from Montana. Previously, he served as the United States attorney for the District of Montana from 2025 to 2026.
More
He resigned to run in the 2026 United States Senate election in Montana. He defeated independent candidate Seth Bodnar and Democratic nominee Alani Bankhead in the election.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- October 7, 1966 (age 60)
- Education
- University of Colorado
- Harvard Law School
- Custer County District High School
- Occupation
- lawyer
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. Senate, MT. Won with 48.2%, 10.4 points ahead over Seth Bodnar.
- Kurt Alme Republican · winner48.2%
- Seth Bodnar Independent37.7%
- Alani Bankhead Democratic12.3%
- Kyle Austin L1.8%
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Republican (R +9.1, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- Won, 10.4 points ahead
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: ALME FOR SENATE. Covers January 1, 2026 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed. These are the two-year cycle totals; a Senate campaign runs six years, so money raised earlier in the term is not counted here.
Where the money came from
11.0% of the $1,745,070 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)6.4%$192,402
- Individuals, itemized51.5%$1,552,668
- Other political committees (PACs)27.1%$817,700
- Party committees2.1%$62,000
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts12.9%$388,911
Employers donors listed
- RDV CORP$38,50011 contributions
- A&P TECHNOLOGY$21,0005 contributions
- BLACKSTONE$21,0008 contributions
- YELLOWSTONE BANK$21,0003 contributions
- MILLER STRATEGIES$17,0008 contributions
- ENTREPRENEUR$15,0007 contributions
- DUCHOSSOIS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT$14,0004 contributions
- GREENWAY$14,0004 contributions
- UNDERRINER MOTORS$14,0006 contributions
- MILLER STRATEGIES LLC$13,0005 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-08 · filings can be amended · response hash 87f726e7c674
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
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Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- almeforsenate.com official
- Campaign email
- info@almeforsenate.com · source
- Social
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
Timeline
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Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q40342099). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
In the news
- At the Races: After the deluge
- Buttigieg endorses independent Seth Bodnar in Montana Senate race
- Trump announces Montana 'super range' at midterm rally for Pentagon to test advanced war technology
- DNC denies Bankhead's claim she was offered job to drop out of Montana Senate race
- Trump defends gifted Air Force One from Qatar and makes 2nd Amendment pitch as he campaigns for GOP
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Montana&oldid=1385418121
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 1:39 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Alme
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40342099
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6MT00295/
- photo_headshot https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kurt_G._Alme_official_photo.jpg
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