The Democratic Party's image in places like Montana and Nebraska isn't great. So, in Nebraska, the state's Democratic Party opted not to run a candidate in the U.S. Senate race, and is backing an independent.

Mont. House Hopeful Flint to Newsmax: Momentum Builds After Vance Visit

Nathan Ross Harlan is accused of submitting 810 bogus signatures on behalf of two independent candidates for federal office earlier this year in Cascade County. He is not in custody.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alani Bankhead stopped by Billings on Monday, Oct. 26, to give her campaign pitch to members of the Downtown Billings Rotary Club.

Vice President Vance speaks at a rally in Montana ahead of the midterm elections.

A Libertarian in Montana’s western congressional race says he fielded a call asking if he’d consider dropping his bid — something the party says happens more than one might think.

In several red states this election cycle, independents are fielding highly competitive campaigns at a historic rate. U.S. Senate nominee Seth Bodnar (I-MT) is one of those candidates, and he joins Antonia Hylton to discuss how a possible re-escalation of war in Iran would affect Montanans and,

Pete Buttigieg chose to endorse independent Seth Bodnar over the Democratic Senate nominee, Alani Bankhead. Bodnar says he will not caucus with Democrats if he wins.

Seth Bodnar, Independent candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks during a town hall at the Montana Tech Library in Butte on Oct. 20.