2026 Candidates

Two judges from the same court are competing for a seat on the Montana Supreme Court. The justices spoke to MTPR's Clayton Murphy about partisanship, restraint and what they would bring to the bench.

Elections have consistently broken spending records in the state in recent years, largely due to corporate money. A ballot measure known as the Montana Plan aims to eliminate that kind of spending in Montana, sidestepping a controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling. That would make the state a national legal test case.