Montana · U.S. Senate · 2026

Montana Senate race

General election in 51 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Montana Senate race

Steve Daines ranks No. 2 in money raised.

Candidates in the Montana Senate race, 2026 report raising $8.5M between them. Seth Bodnar reports $3.2M and Steve Daines reports $3M, a gap of $262,850. Of what Seth Bodnar reports, 97% came from individuals and 3% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Seth Bodnar

I · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

97% individuals3% PACs0% other

$3.2M

raised

Steve Daines

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 45% from PACs and 46% from individuals.

46% individuals45% PACs9% other

$3.0M

raised

Kurt Alme

R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 35% from PACs and 61% from individuals.

61% individuals35% PACs4% other

$1.7M

raised

Reilly Neill

D · challenger

56% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 44% from other sources.

56% individuals0% PACs44% other

$295K

raised

Kyle Austin

L · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$262K

raised

Alani Bankhead

D · challenger

78% from individuals, 11% from PACs, and 11% from other sources.

78% individuals11% PACs11% other

$59K

raised

Michael Blackwolf

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 98% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

98% individuals0% PACs2% other

$26K

raised

Michael Hummert

D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $9K on hand from $12K raised.

13% individuals0% PACs87% other

$12K

raised

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Lee Calhoun

R · challenger

0% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 100% from other sources.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$8K

raised

Christopher Kehoe

D · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $920 on hand from $1K raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other

$1K

raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$36K

Ideological / Leadership$25K

Energy & Utilities$24K

Foreign-policy advocacy$10K

Defense & Aerospace$8K

Insurance$8K

Retail & Consumer$8K

Banking & Financial$8K

Tech & Telecom$7K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC · pac$15K
TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PAC · pac$15K
FREEDOM FUND · pac$10K
S CORPORATION ASSOCIATION PAC (S-CORP PAC) · pac$10K
THE HAWKEYE PAC · pac$10K
WILD AND WONDERFUL PAC · pac$10K
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$9K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

24%68%

24% PACs68% individuals8% other

The incumbent's record

Steve Daines is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$21M

$8.5M+. up $6.0M since 2014.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Senate Committee on Finance

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$36K

Ideological / Leadership$25K

Energy & Utilities$24K

Foreign-policy advocacy$10K

Defense & Aerospace$8K

Insurance$8K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Seth Bodnar I · challenger SB	vs	Steve Daines R · incumbent
$3.2M	Raised	$3.0M
$978K	Cash on hand	$2.6M
3%	From PACs	45%
97%	From individuals	46%
Too few to rank	Top donor sector	Ideological / Leadership
No	Incumbent	Yes