Campaign finance reports filed

Republicans in most state legislative races in north-central Montana are ending the election season with larger campaign war chests than their Democratic opponents, according to the last campaign finance reports filed Thursday.

The reports are the last ones political campaigns must file before next Tuesday’s elections.

An individual can give a maximum $530 in a given election to a state Senate campaign and $330 to a campaign for the Montana House of Representatives. PACs can give no more than $1400 to a state Senate campaign and no more than $850 to a campaign for the Montana House of Represen...