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Troy Downing

U.S. Representative, Montana 2nd Congressional District · Republican

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotIncumbent · Montana 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Montana Secretary of State — June 2, 2026 Primary Election results export: United States Representative 2Nd Congressional — Republican primary — 'Troy Downing' 82,088 · read Sep 24, 2026

Sources (3)
  • Montana Secretary of State — June 2, 2026 Primary Election results export: United States Representative 2Nd Congressional — Republican primary — 'Troy Downing' 82,088 (nominee)
  • no Montana general-election ballot list obtained
  • nominee per certified results
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The District

What Montana 2nd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Phillips County, Valley County, Rosebud County, Big Horn County, Garfield County, Blaine County, Fergus County, Chouteau County, Custer County, Lewis and Clark County, Carter County, Powder River County, Hill County, Cascade County, McCone County and 25 more; part of Pondera County.

Includes Helena Valley Northeast, Lame Deer, Wheatland (part), Absarokee, Acton, Alzada, Antelope, Ashland, Augusta, Ayers Ranch Colony, Azure, Bainville and 291 more.

Map of Montana 2nd Congressional District with 382 precincts

382 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Montana State Library (MSDI Administrative Boundaries Framework), Montana Voting Precincts statewide layer (county-submitted precincts, 2023+)

Results

Certified results for Montana 2nd Congressional District

United States Representative - District 2

2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024
CandidateVotesShare
Troy DowningRepublican181,83266.0%
John B DriscollDemocrat93,71334.0%

Certified — Montana Secretary of State general election canvass, precinct by precinct · Montana Secretary of State — General Election Precinct by Precinct results

United States Representative - District 2

2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Matthew RosendaleRepublican121,97956.6%
Gary BuchananIndependent47,19521.9%
Penny RonningDemocrat43,48020.2%
Samuel RankinLibertarian3,0181.4%

Certified — Montana Secretary of State general election canvass, precinct by precinct · Montana Secretary of State — General Election Precinct by Precinct results

Key Votes

The record

  • Current office: U.S. Representative, Montana 2nd District

    House Clerk roll-call records identify the member as D000634. 22 major 119th-Congress House votes loaded (standard set); voted against the majority of the member's own party on 0 of them. Selection, not exhaustive. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · U.S. House (official member site) · source

  • H.R. 8800 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 278 (2026)

    Jul 22, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 9770 Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-205 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 272 (2026)

    Jul 21, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6644 Housing for the 21st Century Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in Senate Adt to House Adt to Senate Adt · Passed, 358-32 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 224 (2026)

    Jun 23, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 2 Secure America Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 214 (2026)

    Jun 9, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 2913 Ukraine Support Act — voted No

    On Passage · Passed, 226-195 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 207 (2026)

    Jun 4, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 224-200 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 154 (2026)

    Apr 30, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 221-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 87 (2026)

    Mar 5, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source
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  • H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · Passed, 217-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 53 (2026)

    Feb 3, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 498 Do No Harm in Medicaid Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-201 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 362 (2025)

    Dec 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 6703 Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 216-211 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 349 (2025)

    Dec 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4405 Epstein Files Transparency Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Passed, 427-1 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 289 (2025)

    Nov 18, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 222-209 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 285 (2025)

    Nov 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3838 Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 231-196 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 262 (2025)

    Sep 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4275 Coast Guard Authorization Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · Passed, 399-12 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 218 (2025)

    Jul 23, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • S. 1582 GENIUS Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 308-122 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 200 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 294-134 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 199 (2025)

    Jul 17, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act — voted Yes

    On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment · Passed, 218-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 190 (2025)

    Jul 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 4 Rescissions Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 214-212 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 168 (2025)

    Jun 12, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 215-214 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 145 (2025)

    May 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 22 SAVE Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 220-208 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 102 (2025)

    Apr 10, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 217-213 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 70 (2025)

    Mar 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • H.R. 29 Laken Riley Act — voted Yes

    On Passage · Passed, 264-159 · U.S. House, 119th Congress, roll call 6 (2025)

    Jan 7, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House (roll call vote) · source

  • Roll-call position (DW-NOMINATE)

    Score 0.6490 over 572 recorded votes. Negative left, positive right, −1 to +1. A computed statistic, not a government record.

    OSINT · Voteview (Lewis et al.) · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$2,175,100cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$650,464cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$1,724,146cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$2,026,506cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

  • Targeted Victory Llc$575,565.85
  • H2 Capital Consulting Llc$151,598.54
  • Fulfillment Solutions Inc$91,553.04
  • Pt Strategy Llc$69,000.00
  • Postage For Direct Mail Fundraising Inc$39,884.11

Campaign finance — Troy Downing For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance — Troy Downing For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $2,175,099.83 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,724,146.36 · cash on hand $650,464.37 · debts owed by the committee $2,026,505.84 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,248,186.18 (57%); PACs and other political committees $690,677.55 (32%); Transfers from authorized committees $225,827.06 (10%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $10,409.04 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): digital $620,668.82; fundraising $180,357.28; direct mail $179,491.92; other $80,724.99; general consulting $75,757.50; compliance and treasurer $40,744.30.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

  • Stock trades — no periodic transaction reports filed 2024–2026

    No periodic transaction reports appear in the U.S. House Clerk financial-disclosure indexes for 2024, 2025, and 2026 (searched by StateDst and surname). Index files searched as of 2026-09-24.

    Official · U.S. House Clerk

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Troy

  • Google/YouTube ads — TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (TROY DOWNING FOR CONGRESS). No ads in the 2026 cycle; 5 ads Jan–Jun 2024 during the 2024 cycle, $46,100–$52,800 (Google creative spend ranges; 3 video, 2 text). Earlier-cycle ads are not included in 2026 totals.

    Jun 5, 2024 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $74,983 supporting, $0 opposing, across 1 reports.

  • DEFEND AMERICAN JOBSSupporting · $74,983

    1 report, newest Oct 8, 2026 · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · newest filing

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“this planet is not safe if Iran is ever allowed to have a nuclear weapon. And this president is making sure that they don't.”
Q&A: Troy Downing, Republican eastern district U.S. House candidateApr 23, 2026 · Press · Montana Public Radio · source
“I am actually on the bipartisan public lands caucus to make sure that we are protecting our natural resources. Also, having been a land commissioner on the Board of Land Commissioners, the Land Board for Montana, you know, understanding really what the goals are with our public lands. And I go back to the original BLM ideas of multiple use and sustained yield and make sure that we are really thinking about that multiple use.”
Q&A: Troy Downing, Republican eastern district U.S. House candidateApr 23, 2026 · Press · Montana Public Radio · source
“the ag sector is one of the biggest drivers in Montana's second district. It's something that I take very seriously. My son-in-law supports my daughter growing grain in the middle of the state, so it's something that's near and dear to my heart. But the trade issues have had an impact, and we need to make sure that the administration understands what the president is trying to do is make sure our trading partners are dealing fairly with the United States of America.”
Q&A: Troy Downing, Republican eastern district U.S. House candidateApr 23, 2026 · Press · Montana Public Radio · source
“I've got the broadest experience. I think I've proven myself as actually representing this district in DC. And that goes back to my previous job as the state auditor, making sure that CMS, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, making sure the folks understood the realities of a rural state and the issues that we have.”
Q&A: Troy Downing, Republican eastern district U.S. House candidateApr 23, 2026 · Press · Montana Public Radio · source
“As a member of the bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, I have consistently opposed proposals to sell off our public land. I believe these lands are a shared resource that must be preserved, protected, and responsibly managed for current and future generations of Montanans.”
Troy Downing | U.S. House District 2 (East) | 2026 Montana Election GuideMar 1, 2026 · Self-published · Montana Free Press · source
“Rural healthcare and critical access facilities are essential to Montana. I make it a priority to visit these communities and understand the realities facing this vital part of rural infrastructure.”
Troy Downing | U.S. House District 2 (East) | 2026 Montana Election GuideMar 1, 2026 · Self-published · Montana Free Press · source
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“Congress has a constitutional responsibility to declare war, and the War Powers Resolution of 1973 was intended to reinforce that role.”
Troy Downing | U.S. House District 2 (East) | 2026 Montana Election GuideMar 1, 2026 · Self-published · Montana Free Press · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://www.troydowning.com/ captured 2026-09-24T22:20:50Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://www.troydowning.com/

    Source: TROYDOWNING.COM listed in certified filing

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Public social accounts

    X, Facebook, Instagram

    Self-published · Public accounts posted by the subject

The 2026 Field

Who else is running for Montana 2nd Congressional District

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Montana 2nd District — November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "TROY DOWNING" (REP) on the MT official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · MT official election authority · source

  • Sponsored travel — American Innovation Project

    Teton Village, WY, 8/19/2026 to 8/20/2026. Original filing, filed by Troy Downing.

    Aug 19, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Institute

    Cambridge, MD, 8/10/2026 to 8/12/2026. Original filing, filed by Keegan Bittner.

    Aug 10, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Institute

    Cambridge, MD, 8/10/2026 to 8/12/2026. Original filing, filed by Keegan Bittner.

    Aug 10, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Conservative Partnership Institute, Inc.

    Cambridge, MD, 4/6/2026 to 4/9/2026. Original filing, filed by Samuel Havard.

    Apr 6, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Republican Main Street Partnership

    United Kingdom, Ireland, 3/27/2026 to 4/4/2026. Original filing, filed by Troy Downing.

    Mar 27, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Congressional Institute

    Virginia Beach, VA, 9/22/2025 to 9/24/2025. Original filing, filed by Arthur McIntosh.

    Sep 22, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Conservative Partnership Institute, Inc.

    New York, NY, 8/27/2025 to 8/29/2025. Original filing, filed by Charlie Roth.

    Aug 27, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — American Israel Education Foundation

    Israel, 8/3/2025 to 8/11/2025. Original filing, filed by Troy Downing.

    Aug 3, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Reaction Digital Media Ltd.

    United Kingdom, 5/8/2025 to 5/11/2025. Amendment filing, filed by Troy Downing.

    May 8, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Reaction Digital Media Ltd.

    United Kingdom, 5/8/2025 to 5/11/2025. Original filing, filed by Troy Downing.

    May 8, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Republican Main Street Partnership

    Greece, 4/11/2025 to 4/18/2025. Original filing, filed by Troy Downing.

    Apr 11, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Sponsored travel — Conservative Partnership Institute, Inc.

    Cambridge, MD, 3/19/2025 to 3/21/2025. Original filing, filed by Charles Roth.

    Mar 19, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

  • U.S. Representative · MT-02

    Republican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot

    OSINT

Not on file for Troy yet: Polls. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_a7gwc53dd.

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