CalledUnofficial results
Montana House District 87
Montana House of Representatives · Montana
Terry Nelson won re-election by 41.5 points over Bill Jones.
Terry NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%4,154
Bill JonesDemocrat
29.3%1,719
5,873 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.
Bill JonesTerry Nelson
$250
Raised by the campaign
$4.8K
$251
Spent by the campaign
$4.5K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Apr 26, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 8, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated Apr 26, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Bill Jones
- <1%
- Terry Nelson
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+38.7