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Montana House District 86
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Wayne Rusk held the seat for Republicans, winning by 19.7 points over Archie Thomas.
Wayne RuskRepublican · winner
59.9%3,242
Archie ThomasDemocrat
40.1%2,174
5,416 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.
Archie ThomasWayne Rusk
$1K
Raised by the campaign
$17.7K
$7.6K
Spent by the campaign
$14.9K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Sep 16, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 28, 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.
- Archie Thomas
- 1%
- Wayne Rusk
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+21.5