Troy Downing (Republican), Brian Miller (Democrat), Patrick McCracken (Libertarian) and Michael Eisenhauer (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Montana District 2, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Montana Secretary of State.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Brian Miller (Democrat) and Patrick McCracken (Libertarian).
Official candidate list: Montana Secretary of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Troy Downing
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2025 · Age 59
Discloses no individual stock trades.
From the member's own disclosures and congress.gov. Not cosponsoring is not a vote against a ban.
How to vote in Montana
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 30 days before by mail, or late/same-day through Election Day in person.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 43,276 votes
- Brian Miller Won: 55.5% 24,033
- Sam Lux: 27.2% 11,759
- Jonathan Windy Boy: 17.3% 7,484
The primary · 82,088 votes
- Troy Downing Won: Unopposed 82,088
Primary results as recorded September 24, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Montana Secretary of State official primary results. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $2.5M
- Outside money
- $75K
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing. No outside money is on file for or against the other 2 names on this ballot.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest group spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
2 filedPrimary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
How this seat voted last time
R+32 in 2024
- Troy Downing Won: 66%
- John B. Driscoll: 34%
275,545 votes for candidates. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
The district
Census context- People
- 552K
- Median household income
- $72K
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Living below the poverty line
- 11.6%
- Without health insurance
- 8.3%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are reported to the FEC through June 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.