Candidate profile: Steve Daines

Montana’s 2026 Senate race

Montana’s 2026 U.S. Senate general election is contested and scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. The race includes 13 candidates: six Democrats, four Republicans, two Libertarians and one independent.

Steve Daines is identified as the Republican incumbent. “Incumbent” means he currently holds the office involved in the election. No other biographical information is on file for him.

A candidate’s party label identifies the party affiliation listed for the race. It does not, by itself, establish where that candidate stands on a specific issue.

The candidates

Each candidate has the same limited set of information on file. No documented policy positions or campaign-finance figures are listed for any candidate.

• Tom Jandron is a Libertarian candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Christopher Kehoe is a Democratic candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Kurt Alme is a Republican candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Kate Mclaughlin is a Democratic candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Kyle Austin is a Libertarian candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Reilly Neill is a Democratic candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Alani Ines Bankhead is a Democratic candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Charles SR Walkingchild is a Republican candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Michael James Mr. Blackwolf is a Democratic candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Seth Bodnar is an independent candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Lee Calhoun is a Republican candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Steve Daines is a Republican candidate and the incumbent. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.
• Michael Hummert is a Democratic candidate. No biography, fundraising, spending or cash-on-hand figures are on file.

Policy positions and campaign finance

There are no documented policy positions on file for Daines or any of the other candidates. That means the party labels in the candidate list should not be treated as statements about how an individual candidate would vote or approach a particular issue.

There also are no figures on file for money raised, money spent or cash on hand for any candidate. Those categories describe different parts of campaign finance: contributions received, campaign expenditures and money remaining. No dollar amounts can be compared in this race at this stage.

What the election record establishes

The election record establishes the office, election type, election date, candidate names, party affiliations and Daines’ status as the incumbent. It does not establish a fuller personal or professional background for any candidate.

The next fixed point in the race is the Nov. 3, 2026, general election. Before then, voters can watch for changes to the candidate field, official biographical details, documented issue positions and campaign-finance filings. Those records would add information that voters can use to compare candidates on the same terms.