Montana Democrats elected new leaders over the weekend. Newer voices prevailed over stalwart members of the party.

Shannon O’Brien defeated former state lawmaker Mike Jopek to become the new head of the Montana Democratic Party.

On Wednesday at the State Capitol, election officials ran an analysis on new election technology to see if it could be used in Montana elections.

According to the final round of unofficial results in Missoula's mayoral primary, incumbent Andrea Davis and Shawn Knopp will move on to the November election.A

The Helena mayoral and city commission candidates will also appear on the ballot. Voters will choose one mayor candidate and two commissioner candidates. The top two candidates for the mayor’s race and the top four candidates for the commission will appear on the General Election in November. Here is a sample ballot .

After the initial results came in Tuesday in Helena’s municipal primary, it appears two current city commissioners are set to compete to move up to the mayor’s job.

Two Native American voters in the Chippewa Cree Tribe are suing Chouteau County for minimizing the impact of Native voters' voices in local elections. They say at-large elections prevent Native Americans in the county from getting a fair say in who represents them.

The Montana Republican Party in court Wednesday refuted allegations that it wrongly disenfranchised Republican state senators at its June convention. Responding to allegations publicly for the first time,

National Voter Registration Day is observed across the country on September 15, 2025, ahead of the 2025 elections.

Abbey Lee Cook, a political consultant from Helena accused of defrauding several clients, admitted to charges in federal court this week