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Montana House District 26
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Russel Miner won re-election by 38.9 points over Paul Jefferson.
Russel MinerRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%3,578
Paul JeffersonDemocrat
30.5%1,573
5,151 votes
Source: Montana Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:22 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Paul JeffersonRussel Miner
$4.5K
Raised by the campaign
$15.6K
$3.7K
Spent by the campaign
$9.9K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 16, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 9, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Sep 16, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Paul Jefferson
- <1%
- Russel Miner
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+33.1