Who raised the most money in the 2026 Montana Senate race?

Seth Bodnar (Independent / other) raised $4.9M and had $12M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Montana Senate race?

Independent PAC ($7.3M), Montana Freedom PAC ($5.2M), More Jobs, Less Government ($2.1M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Montana Senate race?

NRSC gave $62K to Kurt Alme; Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC gave $13K to Kurt Alme; Heartland Patriots gave $10K to Seth Bodnar.

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2026 general election

Montana Senate

The winner was outraised and won anyway. · Incumbent retiring. Republican hold.

$26M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Montana Senate race: $8.4M raised by the campaigns, $981K of it from PACs, plus $17M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Kurt Alme (Republican) won despite being outraised.

Receipts + outside spending

$26M

Raised by campaigns

$8.4M

PAC checks

$981K

Outside money

$17M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Seth BodnarIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $4.9M
Spent: $4.3M
From individuals: $4.8M
From PACs: $163K
From party: $3K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $12M
Outside money against: $1.9M

Who paid: 3% of Bodnar's money came from PACs

Leadership PAC $40K (33%)Membership $16K (13%)Union $15K (13%)Super PAC $19K (15%)Other $30K (25%)

Heartland Patriots Other$10K
Way Back PAC Super PAC$10K
Treasure State PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Narragansett Bay PAC Leadership PAC$10K
No Labels PAC Membership$10K
Max's PAC Other$10K
Lobo PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Hassan Leadership PAC$5K

Biggest outside spenders

Independent PAC · $7.3M supporting
Montana Freedom PAC · $4.0M supporting
More Jobs, Less Government · $1.9M attacking
Ab PAC · $81K supporting
Montanans for Public Lands · $75K supporting

FEC record S6MT00287

Kurt AlmeRepublican

✓ Won

Raised: $3.0M
Spent: $2.4M
From individuals: $1.7M
From PACs: $818K
From party: $62K
Own money & loans: $0
Outside money for: $2.8M
Outside money against: $816K

Who paid: 27% of Alme's money came from PACs

Corporate $230K (28%)Trade group $121K (15%)Leadership PAC $291K (35%)Membership $35K (4%)Union $8K (1%)Super PAC $21K (3%)Party $62K (7%)Other $65K (8%)

Young Victory Committee Party$62K
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Corporate$13K
Ricketts Leadership PAC$10K
Barrasso Leadership PAC$10K
Heartland Values PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Young Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Steer PAC Leadership PAC$10K
Sullivan Leadership PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Americans for Prosperity Action · $1.8M supporting
Montana Freedom PAC · $810K attacking
High Plains PAC · $515K supporting
American Mission · $210K supporting
More Jobs, Less Government · $183K supporting

FEC record S6MT00295

Kyle AustinLibertarian

✗ Lost

Raised: $262K
Spent: $260K
From individuals: $638
From PACs: $0
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $261K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

FEC record S6MT00261

Alani BankheadDemocrat

✗ Lost

Raised: $191K
Spent: $168K
From individuals: $180K
From PACs: $525
From party: $3K
Own money & loans: $4K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $365K

Biggest outside spenders

Montana Freedom PAC · $346K attacking
Wild Montana Action Fund · $12K attacking
More Jobs, Less Government · $7K attacking

FEC record S6MT00253

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Montana Senate race?: $26M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Montana Senate race: $8.4M raised by the campaigns, $981K of it from PACs, plus $17M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Kurt Alme (Republican) won despite being outraised.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Montana Senate race?: Seth Bodnar (Independent / other) raised $4.9M and had $12M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Montana Senate race?: Independent PAC ($7.3M), Montana Freedom PAC ($5.2M), More Jobs, Less Government ($2.1M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Montana Senate race?: NRSC gave $62K to Kurt Alme; Space Exploration Technologies Corp. PAC gave $13K to Kurt Alme; Heartland Patriots gave $10K to Seth Bodnar.