Montana Politics: Latest News

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and his opponent in the Republican primary have asked the state’s top political cop to dismiss campaign complaints that accused them of improperly coordinating.

With Montana’s primary election just over a week away, we’re getting one final look at how much candidates have raised and spent.

In Montana’s primary elections, voters get the chance to choose which party’s ballot to fill out. This year, they’ll have three or four options, depending on where they live.

Only two names are appearing on Montana’s presidential primary ballots this year: Joe Biden and Donald Trump. However, voters do have another option.

In addition to electing two members of the Montana Supreme Court, voters will also be choosing a Supreme Court clerk this year. Unlike the justices themselves, the clerk is a partisan position.

MTN is continuing our look at the closely watched races for two open seats on Montana’s Supreme Court.

The Montana Democratic Party’s executive director has filed a campaign complaint against Attorney General Austin Knudsen.

MTN's Kristin Merkel introduces us to Dennis Hayes, a Bozeman man running on the Libertarian ticket in Montana's First Congressional District race.

In recent years, some of Montana’s most hotly contested and expensive races have been for seats on the state Supreme Court, and that trend could continue this year.

Mary Todd is challenging incumbent Ryan Zinke in the Republican primary for Montana's First Congressional District.

Democrat Monica Tranel is once again challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Ryan Zinke to represent Montana's First Congressional District.

The 2024 Primary election for who will represent Montana’s First Congressional District is on June 4.

Friday marked a key milestone in Montana’s 2024 primary election, as hundreds of thousands of mail ballots went out to voters across the state.

Members of the Montana Legislature are set to consider two separate requests from Republican lawmakers to hold a special legislative session next month.

Democrat Ming Cabrera knows that he faces a big challenge in a part of the state that has long voted Republican, but that’s not stopping him from trying to reach voters one person at a time.

Steve Held says he had never registered with any political party before deciding to run for U.S. House as a Democrat, and he believes Montanans still have a lot in common.

Ken Bogner, the Montana Senate president pro tempore, represents Miles City in the Legislature, but wants to take the issues he’s championed in Montana to Congress.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen believes voters in the eastern district are looking for a candidate who's conservative not only on fiscal issues, but cultural ones as well.

Pharm406 owner Kyle Austin says, if elected, he’ll operate differently than current U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale.

State Auditor Troy Downing says he's had a record in business, in the military and in his current office that make him the strongest Republican candidate in Montana's eastern U.S. House race.

In a crowded field of eight Republican candidates for Montana's eastern U.S. House district, Billings attorney Joel Krautter has one big difference: He won't vote for former president Trump.

Stacy Zinn says she has spent her career tackling cartels and terrorists, and she’s playing on that experience as she tries to set herself apart from a crowded field of Republican candidates.

Republican Ric Holden says his campaign for Montana’s eastern district U.S. House seat has been focused on getting his message out to voters face to face, and he's been on the road consistently.

Denny Rehberg, no stranger to Montana politics, is touting his experience serving the state in Congress as what sets him apart from a crowded field of Republicans.

It's been 30 years since John Driscoll served in the Legislature and the Public Service Commission, but he says he again felt a responsibility to get involved as a Democratic candidate for U.S. House.

Democrat Kevin Hamm says he knows he has a different style than many of the other candidates, but he believes that authenticity will be an advantage with voters.

With Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale not seeking another term, eight Republicans and four Democrats are running for the seat he is leaving open.

On Monday, Republican state lawmakers met for a committee meeting, discussing their concerns about the role of Montana’s judicial branch – while Democratic legislators refused to participate.

A federal judge has blocked Montana from enforcing one section of a 2023 law that established requirements for voters changing their registration.

Montana’s primary election is coming up June 4. That means county election officials across Montana are working to make sure they have the election judges they need to staff polling places this year.