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Bodnar Raises $2.1M, Doubles Needed Senate Signatures

5/27/2026

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Seth Bodnar raised $2.1 million and turned in almost 30,000 signatures, more than double the 13,327 needed for Montana’s November Senate ballot.
Bodnar reported $754,000 raised since the end of March, while Republican Kurt Alme raised $259,000 in the same period.
Outside political action committees spent nearly $700,000 on Montana ads, including $95,000 for Bodnar and against Alme, while volunteers gathered signatures in 52 of the state’s 56 counties.

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Seth Bodnar raised $2.1 million and turned in almost 30,000 signatures, more than double the 13,327 needed for Montana’s November Senate ballot.
Bodnar reported $754,000 raised since the end of March, while Republican Kurt Alme raised $259,000 in the same period.
Outside political action committees spent nearly $700,000 on Montana ads, including $95,000 for Bodnar and against Alme, while volunteers gathered signatures in 52 of the state’s 56 counties.