Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Kyle Austin
- Party
- Libertarian
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Montana
- Filing address
- Billings, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- AUSTIN, KYLE
- Next election
- Primary March 5, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Montana
FEC candidate ID S6MT00261 · Principal campaign committee: AUSTIN FOR CONGRESS
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$637.540%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$261,187.77100%
Self-funding: $261,187.77 (100% of money raised): $215,000.00 given and $46,187.77 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$111.0417%
- Contributions over $200$526.5083%
- Itemized from inside Montana$526.50100%
- 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
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
The race
Montana U.S. Senate, 2026 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Austin (L) | $261,825.31 | $2,684.12 | 2026-10-14 |
| Seth Bodnar (I) | $4,918,341.25 | $580,920.91 | 2026-10-14 |
| Steve Daines (R) | $4,779,230.01 | $2,579,268.49 | 2026-09-30 |
| Kurt Alme (R) | $3,013,680.86 | $602,737.76 | 2026-10-14 |
| Reilly Neill (D) | $306,624.74 | $312.74 | 2026-10-14 |
| Alani Ines Bankhead (D) | $190,539.71 | $22,819.80 | 2026-10-14 |
| Michael James Blackwolf (D) | $26,144.00 | $527.79 | 2026-03-31 |
| Michael Hummert (D) | $12,330.00 | $7,428.55 | 2026-09-30 |
| Lee Calhoun (R) | $8,325.38 | $0.00 | 2026-06-05 |
| Christopher Kehoe (D) | $1,000.05 | $920.05 | 2026-06-09 |
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.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantus Insights (R) | October 15–18, 2026 | 667 (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, 2026 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.0% | Kurt Alme 44% · Alani Bankhead 12% · Seth Bodnar 29% · Kyle Austin 3% |
| Concord Public Opinion Partners | October 6–8, 2026 | 405 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Kurt Alme 35% · Alani Bankhead 13% · Seth Bodnar 37% · Kyle Austin 1% |
| American Pulse Research | September 19–24, 2026 | 604 (LV) | Kurt Alme 45% · Alani Bankhead 19% · Seth Bodnar 26% · Kyle Austin 3% | |
| Quantus Insights (R) | September 14–15, 2026 | 625 (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: AUSTIN 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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