Local Elections
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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…
Whitefish City Council candidate Judy Hessellund
Judy Hessellund is one of eight candidates running for a seat on the Whitefish City Council.
Whitefish City Council candidate Kristen Riter
Kristen Riter is one of eight candidates running for a seat on the Whitefish City Council.
Incumbent, challenger share small government values
Mark Johnson and Sid Daoud have a lot in common. That’s largely why they’re now pitted against each other in the race to be Kalispell’s next mayor.
Kalispell City Council candidate Sandy Carlson
Kalispell City Council candidate Sandy Carlson
Kalispell City Council candidate Chad Graham
Kalispell City Council candidate Chad Graham
Kalispell City Council candidate Jed Fisher
Kalispell City Council candidate Jed Fisher
Kalispell City Council candidate Rod Kuntz
Kalispell City Council candidate Rod Kuntz
Kalispell City Council candidate Jessica Dahlman
Kalispell City Council candidate Jessica Dahlman
Early voting for municipal election starts in mid-October
Ballots for the Nov. 2 municipal elections will be mailed to voters on Oct. 13, according to the Flathead County Election Department.
Kalispell City Council candidate Gabe Dillon
Kalispell City Council candidate Gabe Dillon
Kalispell City Council candidate Angela Kennedy
Kalispell City Council candidate Angela Kennedy
Kalispell's Olszewski will challenge Zinke in House primary
Two candidates announced Thursday they are entering the race for the second U.S. House seat that was awarded to Montana earlier this year.
Most incumbents retain seats in Kalispell school election
Incumbents swept all but one race in Kalispell Public Schools’ hotly contested trustee election, according to unofficial results made available Wednesday.
Former Interior secretary Zinke eyes Montana's new US House seat
Ryan Zinke, the former Montana congressman who served as Interior secretary during the Trump administration before stepping down under a cloud of ethics invest…
Complaints pile up in Kalispell School Board dispute
The Montana Commissioner of Political Practices has found nine current Kalispell Public School board trustees in violation of campaign finance practice laws for failure to register with the commissioner in a timely…