Jon Tester

Republican Senate candidate Kurt Alme comes out of the shadows. Former Sen. Jon Tester says he is "wait and see" on endorsing independent candidate Seth Bodnar. Republican House candidate Christi Jacobsen crams a lot of activities into her new ad. And the Gianforte administration backtracks on its ban of weekend rallies at the Capitol.

Former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, Governors Marc Racicot and Steve Bullock drew an overflowing crowd to a forum in Helena last weekend. They talked about the upcoming elections, the Trump agenda, and defending democracy. Racicot was a Republican governor from 1993 to 2001. Bullock and Tester were the last Democrats to hold statewide office in Montana.

Montana Democrats gathered in Helena over the weekend to rally ahead of the 2026 election. Party leaders focused their message on rebuilding support for Democrats and unifying around their candidates.

A recent poll has good news for Montana Sen. Steve Daines' re-election chances. A longtime Democratic legislator enters the eastern district Congressional race. A new nonpartisan political group forms to elect "principled candidates." And past and present Montana politicians have opposing takes on the State of the Union

A text from former-Sen. Jon Tester has Democrats all shook up. University of Montana President Seth Bodnar may enter the Senate race. And the Democratic candidates for the western district House race have similar sounding campaign messages.

Former U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has weighed-in on the state’s 2026 race for the Senate. In a widely circulated text message, the Democrat indicated support for a potential independent candidate.

The new vice chair of the Montana Democratic Party has resigned three days after his election following his criticism of former Sen. Jon Tester, and the party's messaging.

Montana’s U.S. Senator Jon Tester gave a farewell speech to the upper chamber Monday. Colleagues commended his public service and recounted fond anecdotes about his time in office. After 17 years representing Montana in the U.S. Senate, Tester’s service will end in January.

Republicans sweep to victory in Montana's top races. Montana's newly elected Senator promises to bring people together. Voters say ‘yes’ to protecting the right to an abortion. "Campaign Beat" wraps up for the year.

Montana Republicans swept statewide offices in the 2024 election.