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2026 Montana U.S. Senate — General Election · November 3, 2026

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Last reviewed September 16, 2026

Overview

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2026 Montana U.S. Senate — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Official candidacy
U.S. Senate · Republican · Candidate
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Montana Secretary of State — 2026 General Election Candidate List

Office: U.S. Senate

Candidate: Kurt Alme

Party: Republican

Status: FILED

Filed: 2026-07-10T11:34:02-06:00

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Experience

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Candidate-stated

Kurt was born in Great Falls and graduated from high school in Miles City. Growing up across Montana taught him the values of hard work, faith, and service. Kurt spent his career serving Montanans as a prosecutor, budget watchdog, and public servant. Over the years that's meant balancing the state's budget, cutting taxes for working families, cracking down on crime, and defending our values.

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Kurt was born in Great Falls and graduated from high school in Miles City. Growing up across Montana taught him the values of hard work, faith, and service. Kurt spent his career serving Montanans as a prosecutor, budget watchdog, and public servant. Over the years that's meant balancing the state's budget, cutting taxes for working families, cracking down on crime, and defending our values.

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Kurt was born in Great Falls where his parents were educators. His dad taught high school math, and his mom was an elementary school teacher. Kurt and his family moved around Montana as they followed his dad’s career to Dillon, Victor and Helena, and then to Miles City where his dad was the Director of Education at Pine Hills. Kurt graduated from Custer County District High School.

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Kurt was born in Great Falls where his parents were educators. His dad taught high school math, and his mom was an elementary school teacher. Kurt and his family moved around Montana as they followed his dad’s career to Dillon, Victor and Helena, and then to Miles City where his dad was the Director of Education at Pine Hills. Kurt graduated from Custer County District High School.

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Candidate-stated

Kurt served as Director of the Department of Revenue under Governor Judy Martz where he spearheaded the largest income tax rate cut in state history – cutting the top rate by almost 40% and saving income taxpayers over half a billion dollars in just the first five years. Kurt also served as Montana’s Budget Director under Governor Gianforte where he helped cut wasteful spending, balance the budget, deliver one of Montana’s largest income tax cuts, and make Montana debt-free.

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Kurt served as Director of the Department of Revenue under Governor Judy Martz where he spearheaded the largest income tax rate cut in state history – cutting the top rate by almost 40% and saving income taxpayers over half a billion dollars in just the first five years. Kurt also served as Montana’s Budget Director under Governor Gianforte where he helped cut wasteful spending, balance the budget, deliver one of Montana’s largest income tax cuts, and make Montana debt-free.

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Kurt previously served as Montana’s United States Attorney, after being nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, twice. He stood for law and order, was tough on violent crime, and cracked down on drug dealers.

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Kurt previously served as Montana’s United States Attorney, after being nominated by President Trump and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, twice. He stood for law and order, was tough on violent crime, and cracked down on drug dealers.

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Earlier in his career, Kurt served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Montana, prosecuting white-collar crime, including fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and government program fraud. He was later appointed First Assistant U.S. Attorney, helping lead the office and oversee federal prosecutions across our state.

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Earlier in his career, Kurt served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Montana, prosecuting white-collar crime, including fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and government program fraud. He was later appointed First Assistant U.S. Attorney, helping lead the office and oversee federal prosecutions across our state.

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Make Life More Affordable

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Make life more affordable for Montana families.

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Make Montana Communities Safer

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Make Montana communities safer.

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Protect Montana's Way of Life

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Protect Montana's freedoms and way of life.

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Led a Major Montana Income-Tax Rate Cut

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As revenue director, led a reduction of nearly 40 percent in Montana's top income-tax rate.

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Cut Wasteful State Spending

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As budget director, helped reduce wasteful state spending.

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Balanced Montana's State Budget

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As budget director, helped balance Montana's state budget.

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Helped Make Montana Debt-Free

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As budget director, helped make Montana debt-free.

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Launched Project Safe Neighborhoods

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As U.S. attorney, launched Project Safe Neighborhoods to target methamphetamine traffickers, armed robbers, and violent felons.

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Formed the Montana Homeland Security Task Force

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Led formation of the Montana Homeland Security Task Force to target drug cartels.

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Oversaw a Twenty-Year High in Criminal Prosecutions

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Oversaw a campaign-reported twenty-year high in federal criminal prosecutions as U.S. attorney.

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Prosecuted Fraud, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion

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Prosecuted fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and government-program fraud as an assistant U.S. attorney.

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Public record

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Campaign finance

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FEC candidate totals January 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$1,984,860.91
Total disbursements
$534,142.12
Cash on hand
$1,450,718.79
Committee debt
$0.00
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Candidate ID: S6MT00295

Name: ALME, KURT

Office: Senate

State: MT

District: 00

Party: REPUBLICAN PARTY

Coverage start: 2026-01-01

Coverage end: 2026-06-30

Total receipts: $1984860.91

Total disbursements: $534142.12

Cash on hand: $1450718.79

Debts owed by committee: $0.00

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Montana general-election candidate record — Kurt Alme

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  2. Campaign-finance record

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