Race

U.S. House, Montana 1st District (2026)

Everyone who filed with the Federal Election Commission for this seat, with what they raised and what outside groups spent.

FEC filings don't record primary results, so this list includes candidates who lost a primary or dropped out. Money is from each campaign's latest FEC report, shown on its page.9

CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handOutside helpOutside opposition
Samuel Kelley Forstag1DemocratOpen seat$1.4M$833K$550K$954K$2.3M
Aaron Flint2RepublicanOpen seat$1.3M$801K$502K$2.1M$1.8M
Ryan Busse3DemocratOpen seat$790K$789K$1,591$71K$0
Christi Jacobsen4RepublicanOpen seat$553K$551K$1,705$15K$0
Russell Tyler Cleveland5DemocratOpen seat$458K$446K$0$0$0
Albert Olszewski6RepublicanOpen seat$427K$437K$0$0$0
Matthew Rains7DemocratOpen seat$273K$239K$34K$0$0
Ryan K. Zinke8RepublicanIncumbent$0$0$0$0$18K

Sources

Every number on this page points here. Each one links to the public record.

  1. 1
    FEC candidate record: Samuel Kelley Forstaghttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MT01137/
    H6MT01137
  2. 2
    FEC candidate record: Aaron Flinthttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MT01152/
    H6MT01152
  3. 3
    FEC candidate record: Ryan Bussehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MT01145/
    H6MT01145
  4. 4
    FEC candidate record: Christi Jacobsenhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MT01160/
    H6MT01160
  5. 5
    FEC candidate record: Russell Tyler Clevelandhttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6MT01103/
    H6MT01103
  6. 6
    FEC candidate record: Albert Olszewskihttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2MT02084/
    H2MT02084
  7. 7
    FEC candidate record: Matthew Rainshttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H0MT00116/
    H0MT00116
  8. 8
    FEC candidate record: Ryan K Zinkehttps://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H4MT01041/
    H4MT01041
  9. 9
    Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2025–26 cyclehttps://www.fec.gov/data/browse-data/?tab=bulk-data
    Retrieved October 16, 2026 · Public record