Elections Intelligence

Montana 2nd District

DEFENDED SEAT
LIKELY R
Brian J. Miller Democratic · Challenger
KALSHI PARTY MARKETCHECKED Aug 27
9.9¢REPUBLICAN 94.3¢
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Troy Downing Republican · Incumbent
Also on the ballot: Patrick McCracken (L).
FTP RACE SIGNAL

The market is less sure of this seat than its history is — a 32-point Republican hold in 2024, priced at 94.3¢ today.

Likely R
SAFE DLIKELY DLEAN DTOSS-UPLEAN RLIKELY RSAFE R
Fundraising · Lean RR 110.98-to-1 in receipts. Market · Likely RR 94.3¢ — traders' price for a Republican hold. Prior result · Safe RR+31.98 in 2024.
Signal clarityHighas of 2026-08-27
MARKET BandPRICEToss-up50–65¢Lean65–82¢Likely82–95¢Safe95¢ and above
R 94.3¢

Kalshi party market · checked Aug 27

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POLLING BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–10Likely10–20Safe20 and above

No qualifying general-election poll has been retrieved for this race.

PRIOR RESULT BandPOINTSToss-up0–5Lean5–12Likely12–25Safe25 and above
R+31.98

Troy Downing (R)

65.99 — 34.01 · 2024 general election

def. John B. Driscoll (D). Margin verified against retrieved official results.

FUNDRAISING BandRATIO TO 1Parity1–5Lean5 and above
R 110.98 to 1
Brian J. Miller$19.2K
Troy Downing$2.13M

PULLED 08-22 · PERIOD 06-30 · FEC

Total receipts this cycle.

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