Local Elections
Need information regarding current elections? Here we'll keep you updated on the latest local elections news.
A closer look: New Kalispell precinct goes all blue while one Whitefish area leans red in governor's race
A voting bloc in downtown Kalispell bucked the prevailing conservative trends in the 2024 election, emerging as an…
Green Party candidates can appear on Montana ballot in 2022
Two Green Party candidates who have filed to run for seats in the Montana House can appear on the ballot this year as part of a settlement in a long-running le…
PSC’s open District 5 seat draws varied crowd
One of Montana’s smallest agencies offers one of its biggest election bouts this year following recent legislative audit scrutiny.
4 from Flathead vie for western U.S. House seat
With just Monday remaining for candidates to file, four from Flathead County have so far entered a now brimming race for western Montana’s U.S. House District …
Judge hears arguments in challenges over new election laws
Four laws the Republican majority in the 2021 Montana Legislature said they passed to make elections more secure actually enacted barriers that make it more di…
Challenger enters commissioner race
A Republican challenger has filed in the race for Flathead County Commissioner.
Investigation: Zinke misused position as Interior secretary
Former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke misused his position to advance a development project in his Montana hometown and lied to an agency ethics official a…
Holmquist, Heino file for re-election
A list of Flathead County elected officials have filed in recent weeks seeking re-election, according to the county election department.
Republicans drawing more money in Montana U.S. House campaigns
Republicans Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale have raised more than $1 million each in their campaigns for Montana's two U.S. House seats as the primary election s…
CSKT Tribal Council elects McDonald as chairman
The Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes held its quarterly meeting Friday at the Tribes’ headquarters in Pablo, with the selection of new Council leadership high on the agenda.
Fyant, Gillin voted out of CSKT Tribal Council
Shelly Fyant, chairwoman of the Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, is one of two Tribal Council incumbents who was defeated in the …
Testing underway on new elections management system
Testing is underway on a new elections management system for Montana that county elections leaders warned last month was still full of bugs and didn’t appear r…
US House candidate Zinke files financial disclosure report
Montana Republican U.S. House candidate Ryan Zinke filed a financial disclosure that reports he has received nearly $800,000 in consulting fees so far this yea…
Bishop leaves race for Montana's western U.S. House seat
Democratic State Rep. Laurie Bishop bowed out of the race for Montana's new U.S. House seat on Thursday, a week after the congressional district boundaries were finalized, leaving her hometown of Livingston outside…
Dahlman confirmed winner in Kalispell Ward 3 recount
Jessica Dahlman was confirmed as the winner after the recount for Kalispell City Council Ward 3, narrowly defeating Rod Kuntz by eight votes, 451 to 443 — the …
Recount scheduled for Kalispell Ward 3 council seat
A recount for the Kalispell City Council Ward 3 election will take place at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 16, in the South Campus Building conference room in Kalispe…