The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
General-election ballot as recorded August 27, 2026. Not a prediction.
The seat
Steve Daines
Republican · Holds the seat now
How to vote in Montana
- General electionNovember 3, 2026In 10 weeks
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How they won the primary
The primary · 111,743 votes
- Alani BankheadWon43.6%48,772
- Reilly Neill33%36,880
- Michael Black Wolf13.1%14,678
- Christopher Kehoe6.4%7,108
- Michael Hummert3.9%4,305
The primary · 169,062 votes
- Kurt AlmeWon76.1%128,716
- Lee Calhoun14.1%23,872
- Charles WalkingChild9.7%16,474
Primary results as recorded August 27, 2026, in the canvass's own published order. Via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), which cites each state's canvass. A primary result is a filed fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $14M
- Outside money
- $6.4M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give under $200; 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 10 groups 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
11 filed- Steve DainesRepublican$8.4M
- Kyle AustinLibertarian$251K
- Michael BlackwolfDemocrat$26K
- Reilly NeillDemocrat$299K
- Lee CalhounRepublican$8.3K
Primary 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+10 in 2020
- Steve DainesWon55%
- Steve Bullock45%
605,637 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.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain; money figures carry their own coverage dates. Dataset built 2026-08-27. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.