Montana's solidly Republican electorate and the late withdrawal of incumbent Senator Steve Daines have positioned the GOP nominee, former U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, as the clear frontrunner in the 2026 Senate race. Daines's March 2026 endorsement of Alme, coupled with President Trump's backing, consolidated Republican support ahead of the June primary and the November general election. Independent candidate Seth Bodnar, the former University of Montana president with ties to former Democratic Senator Jon Tester, draws notable backing that fragments opposition votes yet leaves him well behind in recent polling. Democratic contenders including Reilly Neill remain hampered by the state's partisan leanings and lack of recent statewide success, resulting in trader consensus heavily favoring a Republican victory while assigning the independent a meaningful but secondary probability.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedRepublican 78%
Independent 18.4%
Democrat 2.2%
$72,988 Vol.
$72,988 Vol.

Republican
78%

Independent
18%

Democrat
2%
Republican 78%
Independent 18.4%
Democrat 2.2%
$72,988 Vol.
$72,988 Vol.

Republican
78%

Independent
18%

Democrat
2%
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0x2F5e3684c...A candidate shall be considered to represent a party in the event that he or she is the nominee of the party in question. Candidates other than the Democratic or Republican nominee (e.g., Greens, Libertarian, independent) may be added at a later date.
Candidates who run as independents will not be encompassed by the “Democrat” or “Republican” options regardless of any affiliation they may have with the party.
The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race in this state for the same candidate, this market will resolve based on the official certification.
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...Montana's solidly Republican electorate and the late withdrawal of incumbent Senator Steve Daines have positioned the GOP nominee, former U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme, as the clear frontrunner in the 2026 Senate race. Daines's March 2026 endorsement of Alme, coupled with President Trump's backing, consolidated Republican support ahead of the June primary and the November general election. Independent candidate Seth Bodnar, the former University of Montana president with ties to former Democratic Senator Jon Tester, draws notable backing that fragments opposition votes yet leaves him well behind in recent polling. Democratic contenders including Reilly Neill remain hampered by the state's partisan leanings and lack of recent statewide success, resulting in trader consensus heavily favoring a Republican victory while assigning the independent a meaningful but secondary probability.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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