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Endorsements and toss-ups
A clear endorsement names a fictional candidate when the record and the odds both support it. A toss-up is the honest call when they do not. Every card has a reason. Where editors depart from the formula, the card says so.
0 endorsements · 4 toss-ups · filtered to MT
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Montana · Legislature
2026 legislative elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Helen Crowe.
Placeholder call for Montana, Legislature. The issue in this office is “Jail for regulatory offenses that require no criminal intent.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Helen Crowe and Wendy Choate sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Helen Crowe and Wendy Choate are fictional.
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Montana · Judiciary
2026 judicial elections
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Clara Nguyen.
Placeholder call for Montana, Judiciary. The issue in this office is “Warrantless long-term location tracking.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Clara Nguyen and Yves Rask sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Clara Nguyen and Yves Rask are fictional.
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Montana · Attorney general
2026 attorney general election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Miles Ortega.
Placeholder call for Montana, Attorney general. The issue in this office is “Emergency orders that criminalize peaceful trade and assembly.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Miles Ortega and Xenia Vale sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Miles Ortega and Xenia Vale are fictional.
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Montana · Governor
2026 gubernatorial election
No candidate endorsed
Formula: Toss-up — The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Leading score: Pauline Cho.
Placeholder call for Montana, Governor. The issue in this office is “Qualified immunity when officials injure nonviolent people.” Editors mark a toss-up because the score gap between Pauline Cho and Victor Alm sits inside the toss-up threshold. The lead sits inside the toss-up gap. Pauline Cho and Victor Alm are fictional.
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