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Endorses Schreiber
The race
One state House seat is at stake in Montana's House District 76, for a two-year term, on November 3, 2026. The seat is open on the confirmed general-election roster. The confirmed general-election roster, from the Ballotpedia general-election table for this chamber, is: Trish Schreiber (Republican); Shayne Morgan (Independent).
Republicans hold both Montana chambers (Senate 32–18, House 58–42), and Sabato's Crystal Ball rated both chambers Safe Republican (January 22, 2026). No published district-level competitiveness rating was located for this district at this sourcing depth.
The candidates, claim by claim
Trish Schreiber (R), nominee. Trish Schreiber appears on the confirmed general-election roster for this district (Ballotpedia general-election table, accessed October 25, 2026).
Pros: The Republican nominee in this race; Republicans and conservatives are in-tent under this publication's values (Constitution, capitalism and the free market, Christianity, freedom). Cons: No service record was verified at this sourcing depth — the candidacy is unproven, which is a watch posture, not a demerit. The flaw, plainly: None proven — unproven is not a flaw.
Shayne Morgan (Independent), nominee. Shayne Morgan appears on the confirmed general-election roster for this district (Ballotpedia general-election table, accessed October 25, 2026).
Pros: An additional choice on the ballot beyond the major-party nominees. Cons: No record file for this candidate was verified at this sourcing depth, and none is invented here. The flaw, plainly: None proven was located in the compiled record; no extremist classification is made — no documented DSA membership, self-described democratic-socialist identification, or authored socialist program was located for this candidate.
OUR CALL
We endorse Trish Schreiber (R) — as unproven, and on watch. Trish Schreiber is the Republican nominee; the Democratic alternative does not pass the Manchin test on any record located, and no proven flaw disqualifying the Republican was located. No extremist classification is made for any candidate here: no documented DSA membership, self-described democratic-socialist identification, or authored socialist program was located for any candidate on this ballot, and enabler is not extremist.
For the complete Election 2026 breakdown — every race, claim by claim — see the full coverage on our website.
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Sources
- Ballotpedia, "Montana State House elections, 2026" — general-election roster, incumbency markers, and ballot-status notes (accessed October 25, 2026): https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2026
- Wikipedia, "2026 Montana Senate election" / "2026 Montana House of Representatives election" — incumbency, open-seat and primary context, compiling Montana Secretary of State primary filings (accessed October 25, 2026): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Montana_Senate_election
- Montana Freedom Caucus / MT FLG, "2026 General Election Recommendations" — independent spot-verification of Republican nominees by district (accessed October 25, 2026): https://mtflg.org/blog/2026-general-election-recommendations
- Sabato's Crystal Ball (Jacobson, January 22, 2026), "Handicapping The 2026 State Legislative Map" — Montana Senate and House both rated Safe Republican: https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/handicapping-the-2026-state-legislative-map-a-first-look/
- Record gaps: no district-level legislative voting record, campaign-finance file, or biography beyond the offices and facts printed above was verified for the candidates in this district at this sourcing depth; no district-level competitiveness rating was published in the sources consulted (chamber-level ratings only)
- Standing check: no pedophile-association material meeting the proven standard (knowing association with or defense of a convicted pedophile) was located for any candidate on this ballot
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.
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