Montana official results
Counts exactly as Montana Secretary of State reports them, with a link to the official source.
Unofficial results until certified. These are counts as published by the official state election authority on election night. Counts change as ballots are counted. Vote Files does not call races or project winners. Where news organizations' projections are shown, each is labeled as that outlet's and kept apart from the official record.
Election Week: how news outlets are covering the count, beside the official record
No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
Official results source: Montana Secretary of State
Official results page only (checked Sep 25, 2026). Results page; no machine-readable file identified.
Certification and canvass: Montana
Not yet certified. No official certification has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
- County canvass deadline: Nov 17, 2026 (within 14 days after the election). (Mont. Code Ann. § 13-15-401(1): official text) The statute: “shall meet as the board of county canvassers...within 14 days after each election to complete the canvass of returns” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- State certification deadline: Nov 30, 2026 (within 27 days after the election, or sooner if all returns are received). (Mont. Code Ann. § 13-15-502: official text) The statute: “Within 27 days after the election, or sooner if the returns are all received, the state auditor, superintendent of public instruction, and attorney general shall meet as a board of state canvassers” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Recount request deadline: Set by rule, not a fixed date. The statute: “within 5 days after the official canvass...a margin not exceeding 1/4 of 1% of the total votes cast” (Mont. Code Ann. § 13-16-201: official text) Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Election contest filing deadline: Nov 3, 2027 (within 1 year after the day of the election, unless a different time is stated elsewhere in statute). (Mont. Code Ann. § 13-36-102(2): official text) The statute: “Any action to contest the right of a candidate to be declared elected to an office...must, unless a different time is stated, be commenced within 1 year after the day of election” Source checked Sep 25, 2026.
- Ballot receipt and cure deadlines: No official record has been found at this time. We are watching for updates.
Deadlines are the state's own statutes and official guidance, each linked. Where a deadline depends on when an earlier step happens, the rule is shown instead of a date. Every date shown is worked out from the statute quoted beside it. Certification status changes only from the certifying authority's own announcement or official results file. All states