Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Sam Lux

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Montana District 2
Filing address
Great Falls, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
LUX, SAM
Next election
Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Montana with the 2026 district highlighted

Montana, District 2

DemocraticU.S. House · Montana District 2ChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID H6MT02143 · Principal campaign committee: LUX FOR MONTANA

Total raised$15,082.76
Total spent$9,584.69
Cash on hand$5,675.02
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

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: $4,572.00PACs and other committees: $5,000.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $5,510.76
  • Individual contributions$4,572.0030%
  • PACs and other committees$5,000.0033%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$5,510.7637%

Self-funding: $5,510.76 (37% of money raised): $5,510.76 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$4,022.0088%
  • Contributions over $200$550.0012%
  • Itemized from inside Montana$648.0050%
  • Itemized from other states$640.0050%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$6K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $2,378.39OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $2,201.44YEAR-END: raised $2,239.13YEAR-END: spent $1,806.21APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $3,637.65APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $3,570.29PRE-PRIMARY: raised $1,355.59PRE-PRIMARY: spent $1,267.08JULY QUARTERLY: raised $5,472.00JULY QUARTERLY: spent $739.67OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $0.002025-092025-122026-032026-052026-062026-09

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $5,000.00 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, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Sam Lux (D)$15,082.76$5,675.022026-09-30
Troy Downing (R)$2,733,160.34$746,647.912026-10-14
Michael D. Eisenhauer (I)$354,191.13$23,304.162026-10-14
Brian James Miller (D)$30,958.49$668.842026-10-14

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Decision Desk HQSafe RJuly 14, 2026
  • The Cook Political ReportSolid RJune 13, 2025
  • Inside ElectionsSolid RJune 13, 2025
  • Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RJune 13, 2025

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Rutgers University Eagleton Institute of PoliticsAugust 27 – September 7, 2026470 (RV)± 5.8%Troy Downing 48% · Brian Miller 26% · Michael Eisenhauer 9%

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: LUX 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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