Federal candidate · 2023–2024 cycle · past cycle

R. Jon Tester

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. Senate · Montana
Filing address
Helena, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
TESTER, R. JON
Next election
Primary April 4, 2023 · General November 5, 2024 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Montana with the whole state highlighted

Montana

DemocraticU.S. Senate · MontanaIncumbentLost the general election (45.5%)

FEC candidate ID S6MT00162 · Principal campaign committee: MONTANANS FOR TESTER

Total raised$93,570,122.72
Total spent$95,689,258.19
Cash on hand$765,623.57
Debts owed by the campaign$0.00
Loans from the candidate$0.00

2023–2024 cycle totals through December 31, 2024, 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: $81,104,096.95PACs and other committees: $3,077,009.63Party committees: $61,171.43Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees: $9,079,777.79Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $248,066.92
  • Individual contributions$81,104,096.9587%
  • PACs and other committees$3,077,009.633%
  • Party committees$61,171.430%
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$9,079,777.7910%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$248,066.920%

Raised and spent over time

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

PAC and committee contributors

619 committees reported giving $3,220,658.00 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.

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Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting R. Jon Tester$16,590,206.14
  • Independent expenditures opposing R. Jon Tester$63,314,568.21
  • Company and union communications to members about R. Jon Tester$50,185.71

FEC totals for the 2024 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.

Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.

The race

Montana U.S. Senate, 2024 · 6 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
R. Jon Tester (D)$93,570,122.72$765,623.572024-12-31
Tim Sheehy (R)$30,015,786.32$1,389,007.942024-12-31
Matt Rosendale (R)$1,067,698.39$920,092.802024-12-31
Bradley S Johnson (R)$43,094.00$0.002024-06-30
Jeremy Mygland (R)$35,717.24$0.002023-12-31
Michael Hummert (D)$7,230.00$744.732024-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Tim Sheehy 50.4% · Jon Tester 43.5% (Sheehy +6.9%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from RealClearPolitics, 538, 270toWin, TheHill/DDHQ.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
AtlasIntelNovember 3–4, 2024752 (LV)± 4.0%Jon Tester 39% · Tim Sheehy 50%
Emerson CollegeOctober 23–25, 20241,000 (LV)± 3.0%Jon Tester 48% · Tim Sheehy 51%
MSU BillingsSeptember 30 – October 16, 2024760 (LV)± 3.6%Jon Tester 43% · Tim Sheehy 43%
New York Times/Siena CollegeOctober 5–8, 2024656 (LV)± 4.3%Jon Tester 44% · Tim Sheehy 52%
656 (RV)44%51%–Jon Tester 4%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)September 29 – October 1, 2024500 (LV)± 4.3%Jon Tester 45% · Tim Sheehy 51%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2024 United States Senate election 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: MONTANANS FOR TESTER.
  • 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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