2026 elections · Montana

Montana U.S. House, district 2

General election Nov. 3, 2026. 4 candidates listed, alphabetically by last name.

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 Incumbent

Troy Downing

Raised
$2,697,257
From individuals
$1,524,457
From PACs and other committees
$891,878
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$0
Cash on hand
$840,987
Debts
$1,985,000

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $74,983 to support and $0 to oppose.

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 8, 2026.

PAC and committee money

213 committees reported giving $762,194 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 $2K · spent to help $75K
  • Oil, gas and private prisonsPAC checks $8K
  • Defense contractorsPAC checks $6K
  • Companies controlled from outside the U.S.PAC checks $4K

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.

Independent / no party

Michael D. Eisenhauer

Raised
$296,774
From individuals
$44,220
From PACs and other committees
$2,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$250,000
Cash on hand
$135,097
Debts
$252,382

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

Outside spending

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

PAC and committee money

2 committees reported giving $2,750 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

Patrick Neal McCracken

No 2026 financial summary on file with the FEC.

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.

Democrat

Brian James Miller

Raised
$30,654
From individuals
$23,319
From PACs and other committees
$2,500
From the candidate (gifts + loans)
$4,832
Cash on hand
$2,129
Debts
$0

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

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)
Troy DowningRepublican$2,697,257$840,987$74,983$0
Michael D. EisenhauerIndependent / no party$296,774$135,097$0$0
Brian James MillerDemocrat$30,654$2,129$0$0

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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