In three other states where independent candidates are running for Senate, underfunded Democratic candidates have dropped out. —Tom LuteyOn the Flip ListSam Forstag is Montana’s only Democratic candidate for federal office deemed competitive by his national party. That’s because the 2025 Legislature chose to remove the write-in line from ballots whenever a race doesn’t have a registered write-in candidate. The change in the law also means only a registered write-in candidate’s votes get counted. The filing fee to become a write-in candidate was $1,740.