Political Money in MT

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Democratic candidate receipts of $14.4 million are the largest slice of Montana’s $21.8 million. Other-party receipts of $2.5 million are half the Republican line of $5.0 million. A two-party-only chart would hide 11.3% of the candidate book. The FEC party field on those other committees is not Democratic and not Republican. LobbyVault does not relabel them.

Two hundred fifty federal candidate committees produced the $21.8 million. House, Senate, and other federal filers tagged to Montana sit in that roster. Filer count is an inventory. Sorting the Montana hub by receipts shows which committees — including those in the $2.5 million other-party slice — actually moved money.

Read Montana as a three-column receipt table: $14.4 million Democratic, $5.0 million Republican, $2.5 million other. Skipping the third column hides 11.3% of $21.8 million. The 250 filers and the 16,929 donors are still two populations. Cycle 2026 filings on FEC.gov are the source for every figure.

Montana donors: $121.6 million from 16,929 people

The individual contribution total of $121.6 million exceeds the $21.8 million candidate book. Montana residents give to national PACs, Super PACs, and out-of-state campaigns; those gifts remain Montana donor dollars. The donor series does not inherit the 65.9% Democratic candidate-receipt share. Donor party is not a field in this aggregate.

Sixteen thousand nine hundred twenty-nine donors is the FEC contributor count. Occupation strings live on the underlying rows.

If an FEC amendment re-tags a committee’s party code, $2.5 million will move and 65.9% / 22.8% will move with it. Until that happens, the three-way split is the accurate description of Montana candidate receipts. The $121.6 million donor total will not move just because a party code changed.

Questions

How much have Montana federal candidates raised in 2026?

Montana-associated federal candidate committees reported $21.8 million in receipts across 250 filers. Democratic committees reported $14.4 million, Republican committees $5.0 million, and other-party committees $2.5 million, per FEC.gov aggregates on LobbyVault.

Why does Montana show a large other-party receipt share?

Other-party and unaffiliated candidate committees reported $2.5 million, or 11.3% of the $21.8 million total. That is the FEC party-code roll-up as filed. LobbyVault does not reclassify those committees as Democratic or Republican.

How much have Montana donors given federally?

Individual contribution aggregates show $121.6 million from 16,929 Montana donors. That series includes gifts to PACs and out-of-state campaigns and is separate from the $21.8 million in candidate receipts.

Are Montana state races included?

No. These figures are FEC.gov federal data. Montana Commissioner of Political Practices filings for state offices are not part of the $21.8 million or $121.6 million.