Final unofficial Flathead County election results
* denotes incumbent
R = Republican, D = Democrat, C = Constitution, L = Libertarian, I = Independent
Flathead County
42 of 42 precincts reporting
(including absentee ballots)
(not including 200 provisional ballots)
Voter turnout: 60.67 percent
County Commissioner
Dale Lauman, R 19,028
Mark Crowley, D 12,916
Flathead County Sheriff
Mike Meehan, R 27,000
Clerk and Recorder
Paula Robinson, R* 26,831
County Attorney
Ed Corrigan, R* 26,084
Superintendent of Schools
Marcia Sheffels, R* 26,317
Treasurer
Adele Krantz, R* 20,944
Gene R. Clark, D 10,139
Justice of the Peace No. 1
David Ortley* 23,067
Shawn Guymon 4,132
Justice of the Peace No. 2
Jerry O'Neil 12,924
Mark Sullivan 14,994
District Judge Dept. 1
Ted Lympus*
Yes 25,203
No 4,688
District Judge Dept. 2
Kitty Curtis*
Yes 24,229
No 5,769
District Judge Dept. 3
Stewart Stadler*
Yes 25,193
No 4,353
Legislature
State Senate Dist. 1
Aubyn Curtiss, R* 3,991
Coral Cummings, D 3,228
State Senate Dist. 4
Greg Barkus, R* 4,036
Gerald E. Reckin, D 2,413
State Senate Dist. 5
Verdell Jackson, R 5,680
Ric Smith, D 3,833
State Senate Dist. 8
Carol Juneau, D 3,714
Maria Folsom, L 930
Long Standing Bear Chief, I 601
State House Dist. 1
Ralph Heinert, R* 1,594
Eileen Carney, D 1,576
Russell Brown, C 172
State House Dist. 2
Chas. Vincent, R 2,118
Ken Utter, D 1,543
Freeman Johnson, C 209
State House Dist. 3
Dee Brown, R* 1,541
Doug Cordier, D 1,776
State House Dist. 4
Erik Jerde, R 1,543
Mike Jopek, D* 2,550
State House Dist. 5
Linda Jaquette, D 1,404
George Everett, R* 3,007
State House Dist. 6
Bill Beck, R 2,267
James Scott Wheeler, D 1,900
Rick Komenda, C 565
State House Dist. 7
Dale McGarvey, D 1,146
Jon Sonju, R* 2,316
State House Dist. 8
Randy Kenyon, D 1,501
Craig Witte, R 1,546
State House Dist. 9
Bill Jones, R* 2,932
Edd Blackler, D 1,835
State House Dist. 10
Carla Augustad, D 1,221
Mark Blasdel, R 3,453
State House Dist. 11
Janna Taylor, R* 2,609
Denise Peterson, D 1,735
State House Dist. 12
Rick Jore, C 2,210
Jeanne Windham, D* 1,725
Ballot issues
Mosquito levy
To authorize up to one additional mill in county property taxes for countywide mosquito control. It would cost approximately $3.14 in extra taxes per $100,000 in home value.
For 16,365
Against 15,714
Whitefish mayor
To extend the terms of Whitefish mayors from two to four years.
For 1,133
Against 962
Smith Valley Fire District
bond issue
To authorize up to $1.5 million in bonds to build a new fire hall and purchase equipment for the Smith Valley Fire District. It would cost an extra $33 a year for a home with a taxable valuation of $150,000.
For 1,271
Against 404
West Valley Fire District levy
To authorize up to seven mills per year in additional property taxes for fire equipment and facilities for the West Valley Rural Fire District. It would cost an extra $22 a year per $100,000 in home value.
For 1,474
Against 922
Helena Flats School bond issue
To authorize $2.3 million in bonds for an 11,350-square-foot addition plus repairs to the school.
For 395
Against 269
State races
How Flathead County voted in statewide races:
U.S. Senate
Conrad Burns, R* 18,511
Stan Jones, L 1,209
Jon Tester, D 13,276
U.S. House
Mike Fellows, L 957
Monica Lindeen, D 10,219
Denny Rehberg , R21,734
Public Service Commission
MikeTaylor, R 18,618
Ken Toole, D 13,405