Ryan Busse
Ran for Montana 1st Congressional District · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on June 2, 2026 — Montana Secretary of State — June 2, 2026 Primary Election results export: United States Representative 1St Congressional — Democratic primary… · read Jun 2, 2026
Sources (2)
- Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on June 2, 2026 — Montana Secretary of State — June 2, 2026 Primary Election results export: United States Representative 1St Congressional — Democratic primary — 'Ryan Busse' 23,196
- nominee 'Sam Forstag' 26,276
Filed under Montana 1st Congressional District. The race page has 3 candidates, 1 public poll, 2 certified results. See the race
Roles on File
Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.
- Lost the primaryMontana 1st Congressional DistrictNov 3, 2026 · Lost the 2026 primary
The District
What Montana 1st Congressional District covers
Covers all of Flathead County, Beaverhead County, Lincoln County, Madison County, Glacier County, Sanders County, Missoula County, Gallatin County, Powell County, Ravalli County, Granite County, Lake County, Deer Lodge County and Silver Bow County; parts of Mineral County and Pondera County.
Includes Anaconda-Deer Lodge County, Butte-Silver Bow (balance), Big Sky, Bigfork, Bozeman, Condon, Missoula, Niarada, Ponderosa Pines, Sedan, Trego, Yaak and 182 more.
345 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Montana State Library (MSDI Administrative Boundaries Framework), Montana Voting Precincts statewide layer (county-submitted precincts, 2023+); 2020 elections: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts; Census 2020 VTDs for the elections before the current layer
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File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_zqgjwdeaa.
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