Sam Forstag has raised the most in this race — $4,312,110, ahead of Aaron Flint at $2,856,139. Aaron Flint has taken the most PAC and party-committee money: $604,250. On AIPAC: Aaron Flint has an AIPAC-linked record (amount still under verification).
The current officeholder is retiring, so the seat will have a new winner. This district usually votes Republican. Aaron Flint, a Republican, shows a record of donations linked to AIPAC, the pro-Israel lobbying group, but the exact amount is still being confirmed. The November ballot lists 3 candidates: one Democrat, one Republican and one independent.
Major issues facing Montana, based on 2025–2026 reporting. Compare them with what each candidate says they focus on below.
FEC campaign finance data through Oct 14, 2026. Campaign dollars, by source.
| Aaron Flint R | Sam Forstag D | Kimberly Persico I | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raised | $2.9M | $4.3M | — |
| Individuals | $1.9M67% | $3.5M81% | — |
| PACs & parties | $604K21% | $402K9% | — |
| Self-funded | $0 | $1K0% | — |
| Other | $342K12% | $420K10% | — |
| AIPAC-linked* | — | — | — |
| Outside spending† | — | — | — |
* AIPAC-linked money is already counted in the rows above — it flags the pro-Israel share, not extra money.
† Independent spending on ads for or against a candidate. It never goes to their campaign.
“Individuals” covers both small-dollar (under $200) and large donors.
Every donor ranked by how much they gave, from the candidate’s own FEC filings — individuals, PACs, and party committees all in one list. Expand a candidate to see theirs, then tap any name to learn more about the donor.
Why are so many gifts exactly $10,000? That’s the legal maximum a PAC can give one candidate for the whole cycle — $5,000 for the primary plus $5,000 for the general — so many PACs give the max. Individuals can give up to $3,500 per election.
Showing the 50 biggest of 798 donors. The other 748 gave $569K combined.
Plus $293K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
Showing the 50 biggest of 775 donors. The other 725 gave $561K combined.
Plus $500K from small donors giving under $200 each — those aren’t itemized by name.
These figures come from the candidate’s own itemized FEC reports (2026 cycle, through the coverage date above), with amendments applied and refunds netted. Joint fundraising transfers are left out of the ranking: they’re pass-throughs, and the individual donations behind them are listed above. Bank interest, vendor refunds, and other non-donation receipts are excluded. Donor names are as reported — the same person can appear twice if their name was recorded differently. Independent spending on ads is never included here — see the Outside spending column.
Sam Forstag has raised more: $4,312,110, ahead of Aaron Flint at $2,856,139.
Aaron Flint has taken the most money from PACs and party committees: $604,250. Sam Forstag has taken $401,750.
Aaron Flint has an AIPAC-linked record in FEC filings; the dollar amount is still under verification.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
October 24, 2026
'Our Heritage Matters' spends $404,000 boosting Libertarian and independent candidates against Republican incumbents
Our Heritage Matters (C00963736), a super PAC registered October 15, 2026 in Salt Lake City, has spent $404,084 on PoliVion-tracked races — and every candidate it supports is a Libertarian or independent running against a Republican: Thomas Laehn in IA-Sen ($214,257), David Graham in KS-Sen, Chris Royal in TX-34 and others, while it opposes Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Aaron Flint (MT-1), Joe Mitchell (IA-2) and Rep. Gabe Evans (CO-8). The pattern benefits Democrats only by splitting the right-side vote. The PAC has filed no donor report of any kind, its sole vendor (Chase Grove LLC) has no public footprint, and its treasurer is a Salt Lake City compliance CPA — who is actually behind it is unknown, and its funders stay hidden until December 3.
Source: FEC committee filings (C00963736) →October 21, 2026
House Majority PAC memo: 'House battleground extends deep into Trump territory'
HMP's Oct 21 internal memo claims its polling shows Democrats competitive in 13 House districts Trump carried in 2024, releasing internal poll numbers for FL-13, IN-05, KY-06, MN-01, MO-02, MT-01, NC-09, NE-01, NV-02, NY-21, OH-15, TX-23 and TX-35 — all within single digits. Treat as partisan polling: it is HMP's own commissioned polling released to make the case for more fundraising, not independent data.
Source: House Majority PAC →