State facts
- Population
- 1,144,694 (2025 estimate; 1,084,221 in the 2020 Census)
- Seats in the U.S. House
- 2
- State legislature
- Senate: 50 members, 4-year terms
- House of Representatives: 100 members, 2-year terms
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 state population estimates; National Conference of State Legislatures. Checked October 19, 2026.
Who represents Montana now
- Governor
- Greg Gianforte · Republican · since January 2021
- U.S. senators
- Steve Daines · Republican · since 2015Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- Tim Sheehy · Republican · since 2025
- U.S. House members
- 2 seats · Republican: 2
Sources: National Governors Association (party and start date: Wikidata); congress-legislators (current members of Congress). Checked October 19, 2026.
Voting in Montana
From the state election office’s own website. Each answer shows the official wording it comes from.
- Who can vote by mail
Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot.
Official wording: “Any registered voter may vote by absentee ballot.” — state election office, page read October 18, 2026
For anything not listed, and to check your registration, see Montana’s election office: sosmt.gov
Ballot measures3
Federal1
Federal candidate lists come from FEC filings. A candidate is marked “on the ballot” once their campaign files a pre-general report or the state’s official candidate list confirms it; others filed for 2026 but may have lost a primary or withdrawn.