Political texting · Montana
Political texting in Montana
How campaigns and officials reach Montana voters by text, compliantly - from the statewide races to every county.
The 2026 Montana ballot
A U.S. Senate seat and all 2 U.S. House seats are on Montana's 2026 ballot.
U.S. Senate 2026 · statewide
RepSteven "Steve" Daines Incumbent
DemAlani Ines Bankhead
RepKurt Alme
LibKyle Austin
IndependenSeth Bodnar
Write-InJami Dee Woodman
U.S. House · District 1 2026
RepRyan K. Zinke Incumbent
DemSamuel Kelley "Sam" Forstag
RepAaron Flint
LibNick Sheedy
U.S. House · District 2 2026
RepTroy Downing Incumbent
DemBrian James Miller
LibPatrick Neal McCracken
IndependenMichael D. Eisenhauer
Compiled from official filings. Full coverage in the Montana election center.
The rules for texting Montana voters
Montana campaigns text under two layers of rules. The federal TCPA is the floor: prior express consent before sending, honored opt-outs, and automated messages limited to 8 a.m.-9 p.m. in the recipient's local time. On top sit Montana's own consumer-protection and telemarketing rules and the carrier standard (the CTIA Messaging Principles) that decides whether messages deliver at all.
The discipline is the same everywhere: text only people who opted in, identify yourself, honor STOP instantly, and gate every send to legal hours for each recipient. Do that and you are compliant with the law and welcome on the carriers' network.
Quiet hours run on the voter's clock. Every message has to be gated to each recipient's own local time, not the campaign's.
Run a compliant program in Montana
- Build a consented list. Collect opt-ins with a clear call to action, and keep the record.
- Register properly. Complete 10DLC brand and campaign registration before you send.
- Gate every send to legal hours per recipient, so no voter gets a text outside 8 a.m.-9 p.m. their time.
- Honor STOP and HELP automatically, and keep the opt-out record as compliance evidence.
- Send things people want - useful, identified, on-cadence - so the messages land and complaints don't.
Montana by county
Txtra covers campaigns in all 56 counties across Montana.
Beaverhead CountyBig Horn CountyBlaine CountyBroadwater CountyCarbon CountyCarter CountyCascade CountyChouteau CountyCuster CountyDaniels CountyDawson CountyDeer Lodge CountyFallon CountyFergus CountyFlathead CountyGallatin CountyGarfield CountyGlacier CountyGolden Valley CountyGranite CountyHill CountyJefferson CountyJudith Basin CountyLake CountyLewis and Clark CountyLiberty CountyLincoln CountyMcCone CountyMadison CountyMeagher CountyMineral CountyMissoula CountyMusselshell CountyPark CountyPetroleum CountyPhillips CountyPondera CountyPowder River CountyPowell CountyPrairie CountyRavalli CountyRichland CountyRoosevelt CountyRosebud CountySanders CountySheridan CountySilver Bow CountyStillwater CountySweet Grass CountyTeton CountyToole CountyTreasure CountyValley CountyWheatland CountyWibaux CountyYellowstone County