Democrat Sam Forstag raised $2.3 million from the beginning of July through the end of September, exceeding the fundraising totals reported by every other Montana congressional candidate during the period.

Forstag is running for Montana’s western U.S. House seat against Republican Aaron Flint. Forstag reported about $855,907 in cash on hand, while Flint raised $1.3 million and ended the period with $1,031,484 available.

Senate candidates report varied totals

Republican Kurt Alme reported $880,805 in direct fundraising and $840,199 in campaign cash on hand. His campaign also raised more than $1.8 million through joint fundraising committees, which held $1.5 million collectively.

Independent Senate candidate Seth Bodnar raised $1,445,984 and reported $745,104 in cash on hand. Democratic candidate Alani Bankhead raised $113,679 and had $32,562 remaining.

Libertarian candidate Kyle Austin reported $11,198 raised and $7,896 in cash on hand. Austin previously said his campaign is largely self-funded.

Eastern House race reports lower totals

Republican Troy Downing, the incumbent representative running for Montana’s eastern U.S. House seat, raised $569,330 during the reporting period. His campaign reported just over $840,987 in cash on hand.

Independent candidate Michael Eisenhauer raised $50,953 and had $25,711 available. Democrat Brian Miller reported $11,480 raised and $2,129 in cash on hand.

Campaign finance data for Patrick McCracken, another candidate for the eastern House seat, was unavailable on the Federal Election Commission’s website.