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Montana house — Score 165 | Tip the Scale Blue

Montana 1st District · House

Samuel Forstag (D)vsAaron Flint (R)+2 others

Election Day · Nov 3, 2026

Score updated Jul 14, 2026

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165MONITOR

Priority Score Breakdown

Candidates

Samuel Forstag

Democrat

Aaron Flint

Republican

Kimberly Persico

Independent

Nick Sheedy

Libertarian

War Chest (FEC)

Forstag

$161k

Flint

$385k

Cash on hand, most recent FEC filing.

Expert Ratings

Cook PoliticalCookLikely R

Sabato's Crystal BallSabatoLikely R

Inside ElectionsIELikely R