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Races › Montana › 2nd District
Includes Billings, Great Falls, Helena, Livingston, Shelby, Lewistown and other towns
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · general election
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Montana, statewide13 filed with the FEC$8.7M raised by the field
Seth Bodnar · Kurt Alme · Kyle Austin · Alani Bankhead
and 25 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Montana US Senate
No published priorities shown yet
No published priorities
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Montana US Senate
in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Montana US Senate
and 58 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Montana US Senate
No published priorities
FEC filings
No published priorities
FEC filings
No published priorities
Held by Steve Daines R (not running in the 2026 cycle) and Tim Sheehy R (not running in the 2026 cycle)
Every public poll of the Montana Senate race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
Election November 3, 2026 · 4 polls of this matchup
Kurt Alme leads Seth Bodnar by 18.1 points · average gap, 3 latest nonpartisan polls · 1 far-off poll left out
2nd Congressional District6 filed with the FEC$3.1M raised by the field
Troy Downing · Michael Eisenhauer · Brian Miller · Patrick McCracken
No published priorities shown yet
No published priorities
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Montana US House 2
Troy Downing holds this House seat; the current term began January 2025.
and 34 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Montana US House 2
and 15 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Montana US House 2
No published priorities shown yet
No published priorities
FEC filings
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Montana US House 2
No published priorities
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
Lost the Democratic primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 11,481 votes (27.2%) · 2 of 3
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the Democratic primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 7,193 votes (17.1%) · 3 of 3
Held by Troy Downing R (on the general election ballot)
Every public poll of the MT-02 House race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.
Election November 3, 2026 · 1 poll of this matchup
Filing with the FEC is a disclosure, not a place on the ballot. Money raised is not a forecast.
November nominees first, then by money raised. Bars are in party color; raised includes loans from the candidate, and spent can exceed raised when a campaign spends money left from earlier cycles.
Senate: bars drawn to $4.9M, the most raised; FEC reports through Oct 14, 2026.
House: bars drawn to $2.7M, the most raised; FEC reports through Oct 14, 2026.
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
Lost the Democratic primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 36,258 votes (33.0%) · 2 of 5
No published priorities
FEC filings through Mar 31, 2026
Lost the Democratic primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 14,312 votes (13.0%) · 3 of 5
No published priorities
FEC filings through Sep 30, 2026
Lost the Democratic primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 4,295 votes (3.9%) · 5 of 5
No published priorities
FEC filings through Jun 5, 2026
Lost the Republican primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 23,551 votes (14.1%) · 2 of 3
No published priorities
FEC filings through Jun 9, 2026
Lost the Democratic primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 6,978 votes (6.3%) · 4 of 5
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the Republican primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 16,294 votes (9.8%) · 3 of 3
No published priorities
FEC filings
Lost the Libertarian primary
Jun 2, 2026 · 0 votes (0.0%) · 2 of 2 · Kyle Austin is on the November ballot
Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls. How polls are read
Pairings that are not the race on the ballot: candidates who lost a primary or withdrew, or a party's unnamed nominee. They are not charted.
Primary June 2, 2026 · 1 poll
Kurt Alme won by 62.1 points. No poll naming both Kurt Alme and Lee Calhoun ended in the 21 days before the vote.
| Poll | Kurt Alme | Lee Calhoun | Lead | vs. result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 76.2% | 14.1% | Kurt Alme +62.1 |
June 2, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 97% reporting)
Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated October 28, 2026 · 11 polls paid for by a party or campaign are left out
$11.7M from outside groups for or against these candidates, through Oct 22, 2026.
Independent expenditures, with 24- and 48-hour notices filed since each group’s last regular report.
$150.7K from outside groups for or against these candidates, through Oct 14, 2026.
Independent expenditures, with 24- and 48-hour notices filed since each group’s last regular report.