Federal candidate · 2021–2022 cycle · past cycle

Penny Ronning

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Montana District 2
Filing address
Billings, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
RONNING, PENNY
Next election
General November 8, 2022 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Montana with the 2022 district highlighted

Montana, District 2

DemocraticU.S. House · Montana District 2ChallengerLost the general election (20.16%)

FEC candidate ID H2MT02134 · Principal campaign committee: PENNY RONNING FOR US CONGRESS

Total raised$175,792.67
Total spent$175,463.67
Cash on hand$329.00
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2021–2022 cycle totals through December 31, 2022, 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: $149,619.04PACs and other committees: $16,140.09Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $10,033.54
  • Individual contributions$149,619.0485%
  • PACs and other committees$16,140.099%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$10,033.546%

Self-funding: $10,033.54 (6% of money raised): $10,033.54 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

6 committees reported giving $6,750.00 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.

The race

Montana U.S. House, District 2, 2022 · 10 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Penny Ronning (D)$175,792.67$329.002022-12-31
Matt Rosendale (R)$2,284,637.89$1,217,772.922022-12-31
Gary Buchanan (I)$570,264.24$108.532022-12-31
Laurie Bishop (D)$147,935.00$0.002021-12-18
Mark Sweeney (D)$123,323.00$0.002022-12-31
Jack Ballard (D)$91,094.24$9.042022-12-31
Sam Rankin (L)$31,149.60$16.832022-11-18
Skylar Williams (D)$4,729.47$0.002022-07-08
James Matthew Boyette (R)$2,250.00−$3,221.072022-05-25

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RNovember 16, 2021
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RNovember 19, 2021
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RNovember 17, 2021
  • PoliticoSolid RApril 5, 2022
  • RCPSafe RJune 9, 2022
  • Fox NewsSolid RJuly 11, 2022
  • DDHQSolid RJuly 20, 2022
  • 538Solid RJune 30, 2022
  • The EconomistSafe RSeptember 28, 2022

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
MSU BillingsOctober 3–14, 2022<343 (V)± 5.9%Matt Rosendale 35% · Penny Ronning 17% · Gary Buchanan 21% · Sam Rankin 5%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Montana (retrieved October 23, 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: PENNY RONNING FOR US CONGRESS.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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