Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Brian James Miller

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. House · Montana District 2
Filing address
Helena, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
MILLER, BRIAN JAMES
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 2ChallengerGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID H6MT02150 · Principal campaign committee: MILLER FOR CONGRESS

Total raised$30,958.49
Total spent$28,854.45
Cash on hand$668.84
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 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: $23,618.43PACs and other committees: $2,500.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $4,831.64Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $8.42
  • Individual contributions$23,618.4376%
  • PACs and other committees$2,500.008%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$4,831.6416%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$8.420%

Self-funding: $4,831.64 (16% of money raised): $4,831.64 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$10,351.1992%
  • Contributions over $200$961.188%
  • Itemized from inside Montana$1,161.18100%
  • Itemized from other states$0.000%

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

Raised and spent over time

$13K$0 OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $9,823.28OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $5,039.00YEAR-END: raised $400.69YEAR-END: spent $1,039.50APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $4,996.28APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $3,311.05PRE-PRIMARY: raised $975.00PRE-PRIMARY: spent $15.38JULY QUARTERLY: raised $2,978.48JULY QUARTERLY: spent $5,168.07OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $11,480.29OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $12,516.45PRE-GENERAL: raised $304.47PRE-GENERAL: spent $1,765.002025-092026-032026-062026-10

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Montana U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 6 registered candidates

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

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: MILLER FOR CONGRESS.
  • 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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