Bodnar vows to stay in Senate race, Bankhead not withdrawing eitherBodnar said he continued to believe only a candidate running outside the two major parties could put Montana’s interests ahead of national bosses in Congress. He was flanked by supporters, including Mike Eisenhauer, an independent candidate for Montana’s eastern U.S. House seat. Jonathon Ambarian Independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar held a news conference in Billings, Aug. 7, 2026, to say he was staying in the race "until the very end." Jonathon Ambarian Alani Bankhead, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, stands in the Montana State Capitol. Besides Bodnar, Bankhead, Alme and Libertarian candidate Kyle Austin, there’s been one more addition to the ballot for Senate: a write-in line.