Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Alani Ines Bankhead

Party
Democratic
Running for
U.S. Senate · Montana
Filing address
Helena, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BANKHEAD, ALANI INES
Next election
Primary March 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Montana with the whole state highlighted

Montana

DemocraticU.S. Senate · MontanaOpen seatGeneral-election nominee

FEC candidate ID S6MT00253 · Principal campaign committee: FRIENDS OF ALANI BANKHEAD

Total raised$190,539.71
Total spent$167,719.91
Cash on hand$22,819.80
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: $180,122.76PACs and other committees: $525.00Party committees: $2,575.00Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $4,106.02Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $3,210.93
  • Individual contributions$180,122.7695%
  • PACs and other committees$525.000%
  • Party committees$2,575.001%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$4,106.022%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,210.932%

Self-funding: $4,106.02 (2% of money raised): $4,106.02 given and $0.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$87,255.4777%
  • Contributions over $200$26,603.0023%
  • Itemized from inside Montana$11,453.0042%
  • Itemized from other states$15,500.0058%

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

Raised and spent over time

$114K$0 YEAR-END: raised $5,318.08YEAR-END: spent $4,056.45APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $9,312.11APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $6,389.60PRE-PRIMARY: raised $9,097.79PRE-PRIMARY: spent $6,057.25JULY QUARTERLY: raised $35,214.20JULY QUARTERLY: spent $26,255.88OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $113,679.81OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $97,300.00PRE-GENERAL: raised $17,917.72PRE-GENERAL: spent $27,660.732025-122026-032026-052026-062026-092026-10

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

Outside spending

  • Independent expenditures supporting Alani Ines Bankhead$3,228,839.98
  • Independent expenditures opposing Alani Ines Bankhead$0.00

FEC totals for the 2026 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, 2026 · 14 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Alani Ines Bankhead (D)$190,539.71$22,819.802026-10-14
Seth Bodnar (I)$4,918,341.25$580,920.912026-10-14
Steve Daines (R)$4,779,230.01$2,579,268.492026-09-30
Kurt Alme (R)$3,013,680.86$602,737.762026-10-14
Reilly Neill (D)$306,624.74$312.742026-10-14
Kyle Austin (L)$261,825.31$2,684.122026-10-14
Michael James Blackwolf (D)$26,144.00$527.792026-03-31
Michael Hummert (D)$12,330.00$7,428.552026-09-30
Lee Calhoun (R)$8,325.38$0.002026-06-05
Christopher Kehoe (D)$1,000.05$920.052026-06-09

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

Polling average: Kurt Alme 42.5% · Alani Bankhead 17.9% · Seth Bodnar 29.5% (Alme +13.0%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, RealClearPolitics, Silver Bulletin.

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Quantus Insights (R)October 15–18, 2026667 (LV)± 4.0%Kurt Alme 44% · Alani Bankhead 21% · Seth Bodnar 28% · Kyle Austin 2%
46%21%29%2%Kurt Alme 2%
Peak Insights (R)October 7–12, 2026500 (LV)± 4.0%Kurt Alme 44% · Alani Bankhead 12% · Seth Bodnar 29% · Kyle Austin 3%
Concord Public Opinion PartnersOctober 6–8, 2026405 (LV)± 4.9%Kurt Alme 35% · Alani Bankhead 13% · Seth Bodnar 37% · Kyle Austin 1%
American Pulse ResearchSeptember 19–24, 2026604 (LV)Kurt Alme 45% · Alani Bankhead 19% · Seth Bodnar 26% · Kyle Austin 3%
Quantus Insights (R)September 14–15, 2026625 (LV)± 4.3%Kurt Alme 44% · Alani Bankhead 23% · Seth Bodnar 24%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election 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: FRIENDS OF ALANI BANKHEAD.
  • 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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