Montana Politics: Latest News

The 2024 general election will be on Tuesday, November 5th, 2024.

While they haven’t seen the multimillion-dollar spending of Montana’s U.S. Senate race, the elections for governor and other state-level offices have also seen higher fundraising numbers.

Social Security comes up frequently in close-fought campaigns, usually with candidates accusing their opponents of trying to damage the program.

In the video above, Hailey Monaco reports on a plagiarism accusation against US Senate candidate Tim Sheehy of Montana.

U.S. Senator Jon Tester of Montana is still refusing to endorse his party's candidate for president, Vice President Kamala Harris.

The Montana Secretary of State’s Office says it’s resolved an issue, after an overseas voter reported not all candidates appeared on an electronic ballot.

No, Montana did not leave a candidate off the 2024 General Election ballot.

In the closely watched Montana Senate race, incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester has accused his Republican challenger, Tim Sheehy, of wanting to radically change the U.S. health care system.

With less than a month to go before voters start receiving ballots, candidates for two open seats on the Montana Supreme Court are crossing the state to make their case.

Tim Sheehy — a Republican challenging Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races — sought to blame his opponent for inflation in an Aug. 21 X post.

In a race that could decide control of the U.S. Senate, incumbent Jon Tester (D-MT) is attacking Republican challenger Tim Sheehy for his stance on abortion.

A judge in Missoula has ruled against advocates who wanted to require the Montana Public Service Commission to make a faster decision on whether to consider climate change in their regulatory rulings.

National political forecasters say Republican U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy is now narrowly favored over Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, in a race that could determine which party controls the Senate.

Scripps News hosted a live fact-check tonight as Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump squared off for the first time in a debate.

Organizations serving older Montanans and those with disabilities say the groups they work with are important demographics in the state – and they’re hopeful that those groups’ voices will be heard.

The Montana Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling, allowing a pair of state laws intended to increase housing supply to take effect.

In the video above, Hailey Monaco reports on criticism of US. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy due to comments he made about Native Americans.

Leaders say it appears some test data that wasn’t properly cleared led to an overcount of more than 1,000 votes in Butte-Silver Bow County during this year’s primary election.

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte is changing his tune and is now agreeing to debate his opponent, Ryan Busse, in the lead-up to the November election.

2020 and 2022 were challenging election cycles for Montana Democrats, with Republicans sweeping statewide races and making gains in the state Legislature.

When former President Donald Trump held a rally in Bozeman earlier this month, he alluded to a theme he’s often spoken about: skepticism about absentee ballots.

For now, it appears the two major-party candidates for Montana governor may not meet in a debate this year.

A pair of ballot measures seeking to reshape the state’s election system will go before voters this November, according to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office.

As Republicans on a state legislative select committee continue hearings into Montana’s judicial branch, they’ve adopted new rules – including one expanding the committee’s use of subpoenas.

A proposed ballot measure that would specifically add abortion rights to the Montana Constitution will go before voters in November, according to Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen’s office.

24 Montanans were among more than 4,000 delegates who cast their votes for Vice President Kamala Harris Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

Carl Donovan of Great Falls is serving as Cascade County’s only delegate to the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

After a legal challenge that stretched out for over a decade, the Montana Supreme Court has invalidated a state law that would have required parental consent before a minor could get an abortion.

Thousands of people filled the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse in Bozeman on Friday night for a campaign rally with former President Donald Trump.

Former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee in the 2024 Presidential election, hosted a rally in Bozeman on Friday, August 9, 2024