Montana U.S. Senate S-MT-2026 · Class 2 · Regular cycle

Open in research → Editorial as of Apr 22 · FEC through Mar 31
General 2026-11-03
R Primary 2026-06-02
Filing Deadline 2026-03-04 (held)
Cook Political Report
Solid R
As of Apr 13, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball
Likely R
As of Mar 4, 2026
Polymarket
R 81¢
D 6¢
Refreshed today
R+10
Cook PVI
Incumbent
Steve Daines
Republican · Retiring
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Cook: Solid R (Apr 13, 2026). Sabato: Likely R (Mar 4, 2026). Daines retiring. R+10 PVI.

Top contenders

Kurt Alme
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$924,644
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MT00295/
Lee Calhoun
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Reilly Neill
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$272,736
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MT00238/

Republicans

Steve Daines
Republican
● Filed with FEC

Federally registered candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat. No editorial profile available.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$4,709,051
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S2MT00096/
Kurt Alme
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$924,644
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MT00295/
Charles Walking Child
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Lee Calhoun
Republican
● Candidate

Republican candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

Democrats

Reilly Neill
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$272,736
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MT00238/
Alani Bankhead
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$15,240
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MT00253/
Michael Hummert
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$10,900
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S4MT00217/
12-wk spend
Christopher Kehoe
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)
Michael Black Wolf
Democrat
● Candidate

Democrat candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat. Federal filing not yet detected in current FEC bulk extract.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

Other parties

Seth Bodnar
Independent
● Candidate

Independent candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$1,358,575
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MT00287/
Kyle Austin
Libertarian
● Candidate

Libertarian candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
$262,095
Through Mar 31, 2026
Source: FEC bulk data · api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidate/S6MT00261/
12-wk spend
Tom Jandron
Libertarian
● Candidate

Libertarian candidate for the Montana U.S. Senate seat.

FEC Receipts — Cycle Total
Not yet filed with FEC
Source: FEC bulk data · through 2026-03-31 (Q1 2026)

3 additional FEC filers excluded as long-tail (no editorial listing, not the seat incumbent, and under $1M raised). They remain in the database and can be surfaced via the FEC API directly.