Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Matthew Rains
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. House · Montana District 1
- Filing address
- Missoula, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- RAINS, MATTHEW
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Montana, District 1
FEC candidate ID H0MT00116 · Principal campaign committee: MATT RAINS FOR MONTANA
| Cycle | Office | Raised | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–2026 | U.S. House · Montana District 1 | $272,760.69 | Lost primary |
| 2019–2020 | U.S. House · Montana district not listed | $41,981.00 | Registered candidate (raised or spent over $5,000) |
2025–2026 cycle totals through September 30, 2026, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$267,055.1898%
- PACs and other committees$2,000.001%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,705.511%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$109,066.5141%
- Contributions over $200$157,988.6759%
- Itemized from inside Montana$64,104.0038%
- Itemized from other states$103,113.4262%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $60,521.40 · Florida $9,650.00 · Washington $5,139.28 · Colorado $4,200.00 · Illinois $2,750.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
2 committees reported giving $2,050.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MARYLAND ASSOCIATION FOR CONCERNED CITIZENS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,000.00
- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND Company pageConnected PAC$50.00
The race
Montana U.S. House, District 1, 2026 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Rains (D) | $272,760.69 | $33,903.94 | 2026-09-30 |
| Samuel Kelley Forstag (D) | $4,312,110.49 | $726,125.80 | 2026-10-14 |
| Aaron Flint (R) | $2,856,138.55 | $408,152.75 | 2026-10-14 |
| Ryan Busse (D) | $790,340.30 | $1,590.59 | 2026-09-30 |
| Christi Jacobsen (R) | $552,743.46 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Russell Tyler Cleveland (D) | $457,635.36 | $0.04 | 2026-06-30 |
| Albert Olszewski (R) | $426,972.59 | $0.00 | 2026-06-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 12–14, 2026 | 541 (LV) | – | Aaron Flint 45% · Sam Forstag 48% |
| American Pulse | September 19–24, 2026 | 314 (LV) | Aaron Flint 46% · Sam Forstag 45% · Nick Sheedy 5% | |
| Impact Research (D) | September 20–23, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 3.4% | Aaron Flint 44% · Sam Forstag 47% · Nick Sheedy 2% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | September 9–10, 2026 | 536 (RV) | ± 4.2% | Aaron Flint 43% · Sam Forstag 45% |
| Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of Politics | August 27 – September 7, 2026 | 375 (RV) | ± 6.0% | Aaron Flint 42% · Sam Forstag 41% · Nick Sheedy 5% |
| Impact Research (D) | June 22–25, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | Aaron Flint 44% · Sam Forstag 44% · Nick Sheedy 5% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: MATT RAINS FOR MONTANA.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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