Montana 1st Congressional District — 2026 General Election | Contest

Contest facts

Name: Montana 1st Congressional District — 2026 General Election
Election date: 2026-11-03
Election type: general
Filing deadline: —
Partisan: Yes
Number of seats: 1

Source and freshness

Last pulled: 24 days ago (2026-07-25)

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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H6MT01160:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H6MT01152:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:H6MT01145:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:H6MT01137:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H6MT01103:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H4MT01041:2026
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FEC Federal Races (civics/federal/fec)

Source record ID: fec_races:H2MT02084:2026
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Source record ID: fec_races:H0MT00116:2026
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Key metrics

Candidacies: 8

Results

Results are not yet available for this contest.

Candidacies

Person	Candidacy record	Party	Status	Incumbent/challenger
BUSSE, RYAN	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O
CLEVELAND, RUSSELL TYLER	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O
FLINT, AARON	View candidacy detail	REP	C	O
FORSTAG, SAMUEL KELLEY	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O
JACOBSEN, CHRISTI	View candidacy detail	REP	C	O
OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT	View candidacy detail	REP	C	O
RAINS, MATTHEW	View candidacy detail	DEM	C	O
ZINKE, RYAN K	View candidacy detail	REP	C	I

Money in this race

Across 8 candidates in the 2026 cycle, Civibus has loaded $9,941,722.97 raised. Outside groups spent $1,846,790.58 supporting and $0.00 opposing candidates in this race.

Candidate	Party	Status	Money	Outside spending
ZINKE, RYAN K	REP	I	Raised $4,755,194.80 Spent $3,607,940.13 Cash on hand $1,827,785.68	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
FORSTAG, SAMUEL KELLEY	DEM	O	Raised $1,382,873.30 Spent $832,794.19 Cash on hand $550,079.11	Outside spending supporting $246,965.22 Outside spending opposing $0.00
FLINT, AARON	REP	O	Raised $1,303,393.72 Spent $801,192.61 Cash on hand $502,201.11	Outside spending supporting $1,468,950.36 Outside spending opposing $0.00
BUSSE, RYAN	DEM	O	Raised $790,340.30 Spent $788,347.16 Cash on hand $1,993.14	Outside spending supporting $130,875.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
JACOBSEN, CHRISTI	REP	O	Raised $552,743.46 Spent $551,038.40 Cash on hand $1,705.06	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
CLEVELAND, RUSSELL TYLER	DEM	O	Raised $457,635.36 Spent $445,912.84 Cash on hand $0.04	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
OLSZEWSKI, ALBERT	REP	O	Raised $426,972.59 Spent $436,921.66 Cash on hand $0.00	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00
RAINS, MATTHEW	DEM	O	Raised $272,569.44 Spent $238,593.09 Cash on hand $33,976.35	Outside spending supporting $0.00 Outside spending opposing $0.00

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