2026 elections · Montana

Montana U.S. House, district 1

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 3 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

Rating: Lean R (Cook: Lean R; Sabato: Lean R; Inside Elections: Lean R; DDHQ: Lean R). Ratings are each forecaster’s own judgment.

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Republican

Aaron Flint

Raised
$2,640,894
From individuals
$1,738,532
From PACs and other committees
$578,600
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$1,031,484
Debts
$57,890

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $2,077,030 to support and $2,772,937 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 15, 2026.

PAC and committee money

122 committees reported giving $412,710 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Tracked networks
  • Tech, AI and cryptoPAC checks $10K · spent to help $590K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $2K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Democrat

Sam Forstag

Raised
$1,383,098
From individuals
$1,218,649
From PACs and other committees
$140,775
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$1,267
Cash on hand
$550,079
Debts
$0

FEC, campaign committee totals through June 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,064,871 to support and $3,601,030 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 15, 2026.

PAC and committee money

67 committees reported giving $218,325 in all.

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Libertarian

Nick Sheedy

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)
Aaron FlintRepublican$2,640,894$1,031,484$2,077,030$2,772,937
Sam ForstagDemocrat$1,383,098$550,079$1,064,871$3,601,030

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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