Elections Intelligence

Montana 1st District

OPEN SEAT
TOSS-UP
Sam Forstag Democratic · Open-seat nominee
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
DEMOCRAT 43¢REPUBLICAN 61¢
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Aaron Flint Republican · Open-seat nominee
Also on the ballot: Nick Sheedy (L).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 8-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 61¢ today.

Toss-up
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Market · Toss-upR 61¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Lean RR+7.68 in 2024.
Signal clarityLow — no pollingas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 61¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above
Impact Research ↗ B Jun 22 - 25 · n=500 LV EVEN D SPONSOR
UpSwing Research ↗ Apr 30 - May 5 · n=401 LV R+5 D SPONSOR
Peak Insights ↗ Jan 12 - 15 · n=400 LV R+10 R SPONSOR
PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+7.68

Ryan K. Zinke (R)

52.29 — 44.62 · 2024 general election

def. Monica Tranel (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
1.1 to 1
Sam Forstag$1.38M
Aaron Flint$1.30M

PULLED 08-22 · PERIOD 06-10 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle. Parity — neither campaign leads by enough for fundraising to take a place on the spectrum.

BALLOT & DATES Primary 06-02 · HELDGeneral Nov 3, 2026 R settled · D settled · L settled COMPARE THE CANDIDATES ⇄