Montana's 1st Congressional District
U.S. House · Montana · District 1 · General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Candidates on the November 3 ballot
Aaron FlintRepublicanPhoto: flintformontana.com
Sam ForstagDemocraticPhoto: samformontana.com- Nick SheedyLibertarian
Source: Montana Secretary of State, Federal General 2026 Candidate List, certified list (list retrieved 2026-10-30; retrieved 2026-10-30). Only candidates with status FILED are shown. An asterisk on the official list marks incumbents. Order of names does not reflect ballot order. Incumbent tags appear only where the official list marks incumbents. Photos come from the Candidate Alerts database where one is on file; otherwise initials are shown.
Federal campaign finance filings for this seat: FEC election page (FEC registration is not the same as ballot qualification).
Certified candidates
- Samuel Kelley Forstag Democratic @SamForstag Website
- Nick Sheedy Libertarian
- Aaron Flint Republican @aaronflint Website
Certified candidate list from Candidate Alerts, as of 2026-09-24, based on Montana Secretary of State. Includes candidates the database marks as on the November 3 ballot. Incumbent tags here follow the database.
Past election results
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN K ZINKE | Republican | 168,529 | 52.3% |
| MONICA TRANEL | Democratic | 143,783 | 44.6% |
| DENNIS HAYES | Libertarian | 9,954 | 3.1% |
| Total | 322,266 |
Source: Montana Secretary of State, General Election Precinct by Precinct results. Status: Certified, Montana Secretary of State general election canvass, precinct by precinct
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| RYAN ZINKE | Republican | 123,102 | 49.6% |
| MONICA TRANEL | Democratic | 115,265 | 46.5% |
| JONATHAN LAMB | Libertarian | 9,593 | 3.9% |
| Total | 247,960 |
Source: Montana Secretary of State, General Election Precinct by Precinct results. Status: Certified, Montana Secretary of State general election canvass, precinct by precinct
Certified results from state or county election authorities, as compiled in the Candidate Alerts precinct results database (public API candidatealerts.com/api/district-results). Totals are sums of certified precinct and county-level rows.
Demographics
2020 Census demographics by district are not yet published in this data set.
0 of 345 precincts are above 50%, and 0 are above 25%. Source: Census American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year block groups, allocated to current precinct shapes by area.
Poll status
Map
Share of adults (18+) who speak Spanish at home, by precinct. Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates on the current precinct layer. Hover a precinct for its value.
District shown in red: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary file for the 119th Congress (cb_2024_us_cd119_500k). These are the lines in effect for 2026 in this state per the Candidate Alerts district registry.
Precinct map: past elections and demographics
Choose a layer above. Hover a precinct for its values.
Precinct results
Certified precinct results on current precinct shapes, grouped by county. 586 precincts. "(part)" marks a precinct only partly inside this district; its full vote is shown, so district sums are approximate and are not the official district total. Elections were held under older lines and are shown on the 2026 district.
| County | 2024 President | 2020 President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | Votes | Margin | Votes | |
| Missoula | D+21.4 | 72,773 | D+23.8 | 70,357 |
| Gallatin | D+3.2 | 69,897 | D+1.4 | 59,894 |
| Flathead | R+33.8 | 63,140 | R+30.1 | 59,936 |
| Ravalli | R+40.6 | 29,904 | R+36.3 | 28,507 |
| Silver Bow | D+7.0 | 18,226 | D+13.8 | 17,651 |
| Lake | R+19.9 | 16,910 | R+15.0 | 13,923 |
| Lincoln | R+53.4 | 11,789 | R+49.7 | 11,747 |
| Sanders | R+55.1 | 8,069 | R+50.4 | 7,622 |
| Madison | R+45.3 | 6,461 | R+38.9 | 5,835 |
| Beaverhead | R+43.4 | 5,794 | R+40.9 | 5,661 |
| Glacier | D+19.6 | 5,078 | D+29.1 | 5,402 |
| Deer Lodge | D+1.0 | 4,870 | D+7.7 | 4,891 |
| Powell | R+53.5 | 3,282 | R+50.4 | 3,179 |
| Mineral | R+48.0 | 2,833 | R+44.6 | 2,563 |
| Granite | R+44.0 | 2,176 | R+37.2 | 2,102 |
| Pondera | R+32.9 | 903 | R+22.3 | 1,168 |
| All counties (approx.) | R+11.6 | 322,105 | R+8.8 | 300,438 |
Missoula: 111 precinct results and demographics
Gallatin: 72 precinct results and demographics
Flathead: 98 precinct results and demographics
Ravalli: 49 precinct results and demographics
Silver Bow: 59 precinct results and demographics
Lake: 40 precinct results and demographics
Lincoln: 29 precinct results and demographics
Sanders: 18 precinct results and demographics
Madison: 11 precinct results and demographics
Beaverhead: 32 precinct results and demographics
Glacier: 16 precinct results and demographics
Deer Lodge: 20 precinct results and demographics
Powell: 13 precinct results and demographics
Mineral: 6 precinct results and demographics
Granite: 4 precinct results and demographics
Pondera: 8 precinct results and demographics
2024 President (KAMALA D. HARRIS vs. DONALD J. TRUMP). Source: Montana Secretary of State, General Election Precinct by Precinct results. Certified, Montana Secretary of State general election canvass, precinct by precinct.
2020 President (JOSEPH R. BIDEN AND KAMALA D. HARRIS vs. DONALD J. TRUMP AND MICHAEL R. PENCE). Source: Montana Secretary of State, General Election Precinct by Precinct results. Certified, Montana Secretary of State general election canvass, precinct by precinct.
Precinct demographics
Demographics are Census American Community Survey (ACS) 2020-2024 5-year estimates for block groups, assigned to precincts by area share. They describe the resident population, not registered or likely voters, and include non-citizens. ACS margins of error are not shown; small precincts carry large error. Area weighting assumes people are spread evenly within each block group, so large rural precincts are the least reliable. Median income is a household-weighted average of block-group medians, an approximation.
| Area | Population | Voting-age pop. | % White non-Hisp. | % Hispanic | % Black | % Asian | Median income* | % Bachelor's+ | % 18-29 (of adults) | % 65+ | % Homeowners | % Below poverty | % Spanish at home (adults) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | 554,768 | 446,277 | 85.2% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 1.0% | $78k | 38.7% | 21.0% | 20.0% | 68.2% | 11.3% | 1.7% |
| Gallatin (in district) | 123,277 | 100,065 | 87.5% | 5.4% | 0.4% | 1.2% | $99k | 54.2% | 30.7% | 13.6% | 61.4% | 9.5% | 2.6% |
| Missoula (in district) | 116,150 | 94,867 | 85.4% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 1.6% | $81k | 47.3% | 25.0% | 17.3% | 59.8% | 9.8% | 1.6% |
| Flathead (in district) | 109,763 | 85,964 | 90.1% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 0.8% | $76k | 37.2% | 15.7% | 21.1% | 72.6% | 9.3% | 1.2% |
| Ravalli (in district) | 46,391 | 37,761 | 88.6% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 0.7% | $72k | 28.8% | 12.3% | 27.1% | 79.4% | 8.8% | 1.1% |
| Silver Bow (in district) | 35,956 | 28,598 | 89.1% | 4.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | $68k | 28.1% | 21.9% | 19.5% | 70.8% | 14.9% | 0.5% |
| Lake (in district) | 29,402 | 22,725 | 63.3% | 4.3% | 0.2% | 0.7% | $65k | 30.2% | 16.2% | 23.6% | 75.8% | 17.3% | 1.8% |
| Lincoln (in district) | 20,981 | 17,200 | 90.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | $49k | 19.0% | 10.6% | 30.2% | 77.8% | 15.3% | 2.5% |
| Glacier (in district) | 13,597 | 9,479 | 29.8% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | $56k | 16.4% | 22.0% | 13.2% | 63.7% | 31.1% | 1.1% |
| Sanders (in district) | 13,298 | 11,030 | 88.3% | 3.5% | 0.2% | 0.5% | $58k | 21.5% | 11.2% | 33.0% | 81.3% | 15.4% | 1.4% |
| Deer Lodge (in district) | 9,705 | 8,539 | 89.2% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | $59k | 24.3% | 15.5% | 26.3% | 73.0% | 16.3% | 1.1% |
| Beaverhead (in district) | 9,659 | 7,976 | 89.1% | 5.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | $64k | 37.7% | 21.0% | 23.9% | 65.8% | 11.4% | 2.4% |
| Madison (in district) | 9,225 | 7,721 | 90.4% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 0.5% | $76k | 32.6% | 11.7% | 30.8% | 80.9% | 6.2% | 2.9% |
| Powell (in district) | 6,721 | 5,845 | 86.5% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1.2% | $64k | 18.3% | 16.8% | 20.9% | 73.7% | 5.4% | 0.6% |
| Mineral (in district) | 4,951 | 3,925 | 88.9% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 0.3% | $65k | 26.1% | 11.1% | 28.1% | 81.1% | 13.5% | 0.5% |
| Granite (in district) | 3,478 | 2,967 | 90.0% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 0.9% | $57k | 34.2% | 11.3% | 31.2% | 77.9% | 10.2% | 1.7% |
| Pondera (in district) | 2,215 | 1,617 | 59.5% | 2.7% | 0.0% | 0.4% | $50k | 13.7% | 14.9% | 17.4% | 71.6% | 33.3% | 0.3% |
Precinct-level demographics (345 precincts) are on the county pages linked above.
*Median income is approximate (see note above). ACS 2020-2024 5-year.
Nonpartisan voter information. GOTV Polling does not endorse any candidate.