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Montana Senate District 43
Montana State Senate · Montana
David Bedey held the seat for Republicans, winning by 47.7 points over Stephen Leuchtman.
Staggered Senate
David BedeyRepublican · winner
73.8%8,378
Stephen LeuchtmanDemocrat
26.2%2,968
11,346 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.
Stephen LeuchtmanDavid Bedey
$500
Raised by the campaign
$70.2K
$20
Spent by the campaign
$63.1K
Campaign money: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through May 21, 2026; Montana Commissioner of Political Practices, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: Montana Commissioner of Political Practices campaign filingsUpdated May 21, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Stephen Leuchtman
- <1%
- David Bedey
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+33.0