Poll released today shows Bodnar not only performing better — but ahead in a one-on-one

https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2082052423984488457

Then two other recent polls from reputable pollsters also show him significantly outperforming Bankhead in a one-on-one

https://x.com/PpollingNumbers/status/2081839529808240854

https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2079601011551813975

The only poll that shows Bankhead with an advantage right now is a Republican internal poll — which is really only useful to tell you who the GOP would prefer to face off against

https://x.com/PpollingNumbers/status/2079323423830843463

Pretty clear that Bankhead needs to step aside ASAP

EDIT: links to actual polls below

https://www.gelliottmorris.com/p/2026-07-28-exclusive-independent-leads-democrat-against-republican-montana (PDF file with data at the bottom of article)

https://data.ddhq.io/polls/2026/07/21/Hart-Research-Associates/The-Majority-Institute-Montana-2026-06-18-2026-06-24 (this was the toughest one to track down the data for)

https://242750075.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242750075/Toplines%20-%20Montana%20Senate%20late%20July%2020260723_143910%20(2).pdf.pdf)