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Montana 2026 ballot UNITED STATES SENATOR

Photo of SETH BODNAR from the campaign website

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SETH BODNAR

Running for UNITED STATES SENATOR · Montana

Raised
$4.9M
Cash on hand
$581K
Election Day
Nov 3, 2026

Official candidate list ↗FEC filings ↗Campaign website ↗

Photo: SETH BODNAR campaign website · sethformontana.com ↗

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Background

According to the candidate's campaign website

Military service
  • Green Beret
Career
  • Business leader
  • Former president of the University of Montana

Summarized from the campaign's own page, sethformontana.com ↗, read Oct 11, 2026. These are the campaign's own statements; Power & Politics has not verified them.

Debates

U.S. Senate

Montana Broadcasters Association 2026 U.S. Senate Debate

Video by Montana PBS on YouTube · posted Oct 11, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

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Record in office

SETH BODNAR does not hold a federal or statewide office on our records. This section shows a current office only when the record clearly belongs to this candidate.

Campaign money

Total raised
$4,918,341
Total spent
$4,337,420
Cash on hand
$580,921
From individuals
$4,750,157
Debts owed
$0

The candidate's own reports to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, covering activity through Oct 14, 2026. Principal campaign committee: SETH BODNAR FOR MONTANA. Open on FEC.gov ↗

Outside spending

Spent to support
$140,552
Spent to oppose
$972,124

Largest spenders supporting

  1. Montana Freedom Pac $134,483
  2. Montanans For Public Lands $6,070

Largest spenders opposing

  1. More Jobs, Less Government $962,124
  2. Leadership In Action $10,000

Independent expenditures by committees and groups not controlled by any campaign, as totaled by the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 cycle, read Oct 26, 2026. The FEC adds newer reports after it processes them.

Contact and official accounts

Campaign website
sethformontana.com ↗
Campaign accounts
Facebook · Flickr · Instagram · Threads · X · YouTube

Only what the campaign publishes on its own website, checked Oct 11, 2026: its accounts and any email address on the campaign's own domain. We never list personal phone numbers, home addresses or personal email.