Local Elections
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Counting machines add vote of confidence to elections security
The conference room of the Flathead County Elections Department whirred with noise. Volunteers rattled off strings…
Candidates file for municipal races in Flathead County
In Kalispell, eight candidates filed to run for City Council with only four spots open.
Three candidates so far are vying to become Kalispell's next mayor
Candidates are lining up to become Kalispell’s first new mayor in over a decade.
Kalispell Public Schools avoids cuts with passage of high school levy
Voters in the Kalispell Public Schools high school district approved a $2.97 million general fund levy request on Tuesday, snapping an 18-year streak of reject…
Meet the trustee candidates in contested school board trustee races
There are three contested school board trustee races this year at Deer Park, Cayuse Prairie and Smith Valley school districts.
Flathead County takes on school elections
The Flathead County Election Department will conduct school elections May 6 in conjunction with special elections for other entities such as fire districts.
Kalispell Public Schools puts $2.97 million levy before voters
Voters will decide the fate of a Kalispell Public Schools $2,967,757 high school general fund levy May 6.
Filing deadline approaches to appear on ballots as a school board trustee candidate
School elections are coming in May and people interested in serving on a school board have until March 27 to file paperwork to appear on the ballot.
Chad Graham looks back on his more than a decade on Kalispell City Council
To Chad Graham, being a city councilor means leaving his emotions on the sidelines.
Tester criticizes campaign finance laws in farewell address
U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in a farewell speech to the Senate on Monday warned against campaigns becoming so bitter that lawmakers can no longer work together, blast…
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 island of blue amid Northwest Montana's over…
Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states
The Associated Press has found numerous instances of completed mail ballots from around the country being sent to election offices in the wrong state.
Election Day in Flathead County went smoothly despite high turnout, officials say
Despite overwhelming voter turnout again this year, the general election in Flathead County went smoothly with the final ballot cast at 1 a.m., Nov. 6, electio…
New district map helps Montana Democrats to legislative gains
Tuesday’s election, the first held with Montana’s newly drawn legislative district maps, saw Democrats pick up House and Senate seats in the state Legislature …
Brodehl retains seat as county commissioner
A retired fire chief, Brodehl was elected to the Montana Legislature serving until 2018 before first running for county commissioner.
GOP dominates Flathead races; two Democrats headed to Legislature
In what turned out to be a GOP-led rout in Montana in Tuesday’s election, voters in two Flathead Valley districts elected Democrats to the state Legislature, f…