Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Kurt Alme
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Montana
- Filing address
- Helena, MT (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- ALME, KURT
- 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 S6MT00295 · Principal campaign committee: ALME FOR SENATE
Total raised$3,013,680.86
Total spent$2,410,943.10
Cash on hand$602,737.76
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$1,745,069.7358%
- PACs and other committees$817,699.9827%
- Party committees$62,000.002%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$388,911.1513%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$175,361.4812%
- Contributions over $200$1,272,548.0188%
- Itemized from inside Montana$554,007.1543%
- Itemized from other states$724,852.7557%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Texas $73,123.05 · Virginia $60,951.27 · District of Columbia $58,000.00 · New York $52,643.56 · Florida $51,300.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
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
PAC and committee contributors
141 committees reported giving $791,500.00 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.
- NRSCParty committee$62,000.00
- NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE IConnected PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- AMGEN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- REPUBLICAN MAJORITY FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- REPUBLICAN JEWISH COALITION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (RJC-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- FREEDOM FUNDLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HEARTLAND VALUES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ARKANSAS FOR LEADERSHIP POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ARKPAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- COMMON VALUES PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- WILD AND WONDERFUL PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- LEADERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY ARE NATIONAL KEYS PACConnected PAC$10,000.00
- TOMORROW IS MEANINGFUL PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- PHILLIPS 66 PAC Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- BIG SKY OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- OORAH! POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- TRUE NORTH PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- DEFEND OUR CONSERVATIVE SENATE PAC (DOC'S PAC)Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- SOCK IT TO 'EM PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- HELP ELECT REPUBLICANS NOWLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MORE JOBS, LESS GOVERNMENTHybrid PAC$10,000.00
Show all 141 committees
- SENATE EAGLE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- STEER PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (FICO PAC)PAC$10,000.00
- ALABAMA FIRST PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BUILDING UP DEMOCRACY'S DREAMLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- SEND IN THE SEAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- BEST AT BRINGING ENTREPRENEURIAL RESULTS NEVER IMAGINED OR ENVISIONED PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- JOBS OPPORTUNITY NOW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CHEVRON EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - CHEVRON CORPORATION Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- REYNOLDS AMERICAN INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; RAI PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUNDPAC$5,000.00
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN PROPERTY CASUALTY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURING AMERICA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DELTA AIR LINES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WINE AND SPIRITS WHOLESALERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BEET SUGAR COOPERATIVE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- FEDERAL BIPARTISAN VOLUNTARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE OF THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. (PNC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$5,000.00
- KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- CONSTELLATION BRANDS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- SUSAN B. ANTHONY LIST. INC. CANDIDATE FUND (DBA SUSAN B. ANTHONY PRO-LIFE AMERICA CANDIDATE FUND)Connected PAC$5,000.00
- CORECIVIC, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CORECIVIC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE TRAVELERS COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (T-PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE HAWKEYE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ALAMO PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- ROCKET LIMITED PARTNERSHIP PAC (ROCKET PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- ALSTON & BIRD PACPAC$5,000.00
- ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN FRANCHISEES INC PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- BLACKROCK FUNDS SERVICES GROUP LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (BLACKROCK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NSSF PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- U.S. BANCORP FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- DAKOTA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- TRANSCANADA USA SERVICES, INC. PAC (TC PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NEBRASKA SANDHILLS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- TOGETHER HOLDING OUR MAJORITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- CONSERVATIVES HARVESTING SUCCESS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- US ENERGY PAC (THE PAC OF AMERICAN EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION COUNCIL, INC.)PAC$5,000.00
- PAC FOR AMERICAConnected PAC$5,000.00
- WORKING FOR OHIOLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BUILDING A NATIONAL KNOWLEDGEABLE SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- PENNSYLVANIA HONORLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FLORIDA LEADSLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE PAC Company pageConnected PAC$4,500.00
- STEVE DAINES FOR MONTANACandidate committee$4,000.00
- LIFEPOINT HEALTH PAC - THE PAC OF LIFEPOINT CORPORATE SERVICES, GENERAL PARTNERSHIP (LCSGP) AND FACILITIES WHICH ARE SUBSIDIARIES OF LIFEPOINT HEALTH (COLLECTIVELY LIFEPOINT)Connected PAC$3,500.00
- SUN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$3,500.00
- PRAYERIE PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- COMMANDER ZINKE LEADERSHIP FUNDLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- TRUSTWORTHY REPUBLICANS ALWAYS SERVE HUMBLY PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- AVISTA EMPLOYEES FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$3,000.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PFIZER INC. PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- HDR, INC. EMPLOYEE OWNERS PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (EXXONMOBIL PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- IPAA WILDCATTERS FUNDPAC$2,500.00
- DALLAS ENTREPRENEUR POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- TDS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION PACPAC$2,500.00
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- DUANE MORRIS GOVERNMENT COMMITTEEPAC$2,500.00
- MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC--MC PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- ASURION LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASURION PAC)PAC$2,500.00
- ABBVIE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN GP LLC PACPAC$2,500.00
- NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL, INC. FEDERAL PACPAC$2,500.00
- TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION RURAL BROADBAND PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- UNION PACIFIC CORP. FUND FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- NORTHWESTERN ENERGY MONTANA EMPLOYEE PACPAC$2,000.00
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DUKEPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- MINN-DAK FARMERS COOPERATIVE SUGAR PAC (MDSPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC PAC (GSK PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- ONEOK INC. EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. / ENTERPRISE MOBILITY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- JBS USA FOOD COMPANY PACPAC$2,000.00
- GILEAD SCIENCES INC HEALTHCARE POLICY PAC Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. PAC (SEMA & PRI PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,500.00
- BADLANDS PACLeadership PAC$1,500.00
- ENERGY MARKETERS OF AMERICA SMALL BUSINESS COMMITTEE PAC (EMA SBC PAC)Connected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION FRANCHISING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE INCPAC$1,000.00
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- TEXTRON INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN SUGARBEET GROWERS ASSOCIATION PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- PLAIN STATE PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NASDAQ, INC. PAC (NASDAQ PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (API PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL STRIPPER WELL ASSOCIATION PAC (NSWA PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- YOPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Kurt Alme$2,413,261.89
- Independent expenditures opposing Kurt Alme$217,613.96
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.
- AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTIONSupporting$2,126,895.00
- AMERICAN MISSIONSupporting$286,358.00
- MONTANA FREEDOM PACOpposing$217,613.00
The race
Montana U.S. Senate, 2026 · 14 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Alme (R) | $3,013,680.86 | $602,737.76 | 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 |
| Reilly Neill (D) | $306,624.74 | $312.74 | 2026-10-14 |
| Kyle Austin (L) | $261,825.31 | $2,684.12 | 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: ALME FOR SENATE.
- 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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