MT-SEN: Bankhead wins Dem Senate primary
Alani Bankhead has won the Democratic primary for Montana’s open U.S. Senate seat, defeating Reilly Neill.
With slightly over 23% of the vote in, Bankhead had drawn 44% of the ballots tabulated so far. Reilly Neill was second with 33%, Michael Black Wolf was third with 13% of the vote, with three other candidates drawing the rest on Tuesday.
About 190,000 ballots have been counted so far, the Associated Press called the race at 9:51 p.m.....
Bankhead, who lives in Helena, is a veteran and has leaned into her understanding of the federal government as part of her campaign pitch. Rising prices, cuts to federal jobs and seeing people around her struggle to provide for their families all helped encourage her to run, she said.
https://dailymontanan.com/2026/06/02/bankhead-holds-early-lead-over-neill-in-dem-primary/