2026 · MT-01 · 65% Aaron Flint in the markets

The money in MT-01

Sam Forstag (D) has raised $1.4M and has $550K left; Aaron Flint (R) has raised $1.3M and has $502K left, through June 30, 2026. Outside groups have spent $4.1M on the race.

The nominees

Sam Forstag

Democrat · FEC filings

Raised
$1.4M
Spent
$833K
Cash
$550K

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 36%Larger donors 53%PACs 10%Party 0%The candidate 0%

28% of itemized donations came from Montana; 72% from other states.

Outside spending

For $539KAgainst $1.5M
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $1.4M against
  • Progressive Turnout Project: $342K for
  • MONTANA VOTERS PAC: $150K for
  • Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action: $137K against

Aaron Flint

Republican · FEC filings

Raised
$1.3M
Spent
$801K
Cash
$502K

Where the money came from

Small donors (under $200) 25%Larger donors 46%PACs 29%

49% of itemized donations came from Montana; 51% from other states.

Outside spending

For $1.6MAgainst $365K
  • AMERICAN MISSION: $590K for
  • Leadership in Action: $313K for
  • MAKE MONTANA GREAT: $228K for
  • LCV Victory Fund: $210K against

Where the donors live

Itemized individual donations (over $200) by the donor's state. Darker means more money.

Sam Forstag
Alabama: $0Alaska: $324Arizona: $6KColorado: $10KFlorida: $9KGeorgia: $6KIndiana: $1KKansas: $1KMaine: $562Massachusetts: $32KMinnesota: $8KNew Jersey: $1KNorth Carolina: $852North Dakota: $100Oklahoma: $0Pennsylvania: $3KSouth Dakota: $350Texas: $13KWyoming: $489Connecticut: $25KMissouri: $4KWest Virginia: $0Illinois: $16KNew Mexico: $1KArkansas: $0California: $171KDelaware: $0District of Columbia: $28KHawaii: $0Iowa: $250Kentucky: $7KMaryland: $15KMichigan: $1KMississippi: $250Montana: $210KNew Hampshire: $2KNew York: $81KOhio: $2KOregon: $32KTennessee: $240Utah: $5KVirginia: $7KWashington: $29KWisconsin: $500Nebraska: $0South Carolina: $500Idaho: $5KNevada: $5KVermont: $1KLouisiana: $250Rhode Island: $0

MT $210KCA $171KNY $81KOR $32KMA $32K

Aaron Flint
Alabama: $880Alaska: $0Arizona: $13KColorado: $1KFlorida: $42KGeorgia: $5KIndiana: $927Kansas: $3KMaine: $0Massachusetts: $16KMinnesota: $6KNew Jersey: $1KNorth Carolina: $3KNorth Dakota: $821Oklahoma: $673Pennsylvania: $2KSouth Dakota: $5KTexas: $31KWyoming: $2KConnecticut: $1KMissouri: $2KWest Virginia: $260Illinois: $37KNew Mexico: $982Arkansas: $10KCalifornia: $28KDelaware: $0District of Columbia: $19KHawaii: $272Iowa: $289Kentucky: $564Maryland: $2KMichigan: $8KMississippi: $885Montana: $347KNew Hampshire: $140New York: $25KOhio: $12KOregon: $3KTennessee: $10KUtah: $3KVirginia: $32KWashington: $4KWisconsin: $3KNebraska: $792South Carolina: $2KIdaho: $2KNevada: $1KVermont: $0Louisiana: $8KRhode Island: $0

MT $347KFL $42KIL $37KVA $32KTX $31K

Fundraising, report by report

What each nominee raised in every FEC report this cycle, and the cash they had at the end of it.

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Campaign finance

Money each campaign has raised and has left, through September 30, 2026, and outside spending by super PACs, parties and groups. From the FEC, updated daily.

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside forOutside against
Samuel Kelley Forstag DOpen seat$1.4M$833K$550K$539K$1.5M
Aaron Flint ROpen seat$1.3M$801K$502K$1.6M$365K
Ryan Busse DOpen seat$790K$789K$2K$71K—
Christi Jacobsen ROpen seat$553K$551K$2K$15K—
Russell Tyler Cleveland DOpen seat$458K$446K$0——
Albert Olszewski ROpen seat$427K$437K$0——
Matthew Rains DOpen seat$273K$239K$34K——
Who's spending outside the campaigns
  • NO GOING BACK PAC INC.: $1.4M against Samuel Kelley Forstag
  • Progressive Turnout Project: $342K for Samuel Kelley Forstag
  • MONTANA VOTERS PAC: $150K for Samuel Kelley Forstag
  • AMERICAN MISSION: $590K for Aaron Flint
  • Leadership in Action: $313K for Aaron Flint
  • MAKE MONTANA GREAT: $228K for Aaron Flint
  • SAVE AMERICA FUND: $71K for Ryan Busse
  • Montana Way: $15K for Christi Jacobsen

Source: FEC bulk data (daily) and the OpenFEC API. Odds, polls and buzz for this race →

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