Alex Sakariassen

It's Tuesday, Nov. 5. The polls are open and there's still time to register and vote in today's general election.

Two seasoned education leaders vie to take the helm at Montana’s hard-pressed Office of Public Instruction.

As of Sunday Nov. 3, more than 395,00 Montana voters had submitted their ballots for the 2024 general election, according to the secretary of state. Others spent portions of their Monday casting their votes early at county election offices using a one-time absentee option. Even more will flock to the polls Tuesday to stand at a booth and fill in the bubbles next to their candidates of choice.

The Republican incumbent fended off a challenge from Democratic rival Jesse Mullen, securing four more years as Montana's top election official.

In the race to replace outgoing state Superintendent Elsie Arntzen, Hedalen has defeated Democratic rival Shannon O'Brien.

The Republican incumbent fended off a challenge from Democratic rival Jesse Mullen, securing four more years as Montana’s top election official.

Montana voters have rejected two proposed constitutional amendments to reshape the state's primary and general elections, opting to stick with separate party-primary ballots and simple majority wins in general elections.

The votes are in and the winners have been declared. But for county election workers, the election isn't official until it's been audited and certified.

Montana voters Tuesday rejected a pair of proposed constitutional amendments to reshape the state's primary and general elections, with backers of

The votes have been cast and the races called in Montana's 2024 general election. But for county workers, the election process itself is still not over, and vote counts won't be considered truly official for several more weeks, until after they complete a variety of tasks intended to finalize counts and verify the accuracy of the results.