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Montana's 2020 election
Montana's 2020 election
The Montana Free Press guide
Democrat for U.S. Senate
Collins, elected mayor of Helena in 2017, announced his bid for the U.S. Senate May 13. A Liberian refugee, he fled his home country’s civil war in the 1990s. Collins is thought to be Montana’s first black mayor since statehood.

Key coverage in the race for U.S. Senate

Race profile: The Trump and COVID show

Montana's Senate race pits incumbent Trump stalwart Steve Daines versus two-term Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock. The results may hinge on presidential performance and pandemic response — and could change the face of the upper chamber of Congress.

Shared State: Ep. 4 — The quiet beauty of our state

How one aspect of our shared environment, public lands‚ is playing out in Montana’s U.S. Senate race.

Montana PBS debate: U.S. Senate

Video of Daines and Bullock at their Montana PBS debate Sept. 28
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Campaign finance

As a federal candidate, Collins has a campaign committee that files financial reports with the Federal Election Commission. Data shown here, current through 05/06/2020, is pulled from the FEC website for the 2019-20 election cycle.
$281,852
Total raised
$281,852
Total spent
$277,994
From individuals
$0
From committees
$0
Self-financing
Note: Fundraising components shown here don't necessarily sum to total fundraising because of miscellaneous receipts and accounting adjustments. Self-financing includes candidate contributions and campaign loans.

Contributions by zip code: Wilmot Collins (D)

No itemized data available from the FEC as of last election guide update.
0.0%
Portion of individual receipts from Montana
0
Itemized individual contributions reported
0
Number at $2,800 contribution limit
Note: Small individual donors totalling $200 or less in contributions aren’t necessarily reported in itemized data used for map. Individual contributions to federal candidates are limited to $2,800.


On the issues

No responses on file to questionnaire conducted before June primary. {ledeIn} All active candidates in the race were contacted repeatedly via phone numbers and emails included in election paperwork. Some didn't submit complete responses by deadline.

Stay tuned for more

We'll be updating this page with new information through Election Day in November 2020.

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