Dr. Annie Bukacek, a candidate for Public Service Commission district 5, waves to motorists outside the Lewis and Clark County Fairgrounds during the state's primary election in Helena, Mont., on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
June 7, 2022
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Recounts results confirm Bukacek won utility board GOP primary
Ballot recounts conducted in four counties, the last concluding Monday, confirm that Flathead Valley internal medicine doctor Ann “Annie” Bukacek has won the Republican primary for a seat on the five-member board that regulates the state’s monopoly utility power, water, garbage and telecommunications companies.
Recounts confirm Bukacek as winner of PSC primary
Ann Bukacek is still the Republican winner in the Montana Public Service Commission District No. 5 primary, according to recounts in three of four counties.
Montana Secretary of State receives recount request for PSC District 5
Montana Public Service Commission candidate Derek Skees requested a recount in the District 5 GOP primary after earning 11,146 votes to winner Ann Bukacek’s 11,233, according to the Montana Secretary of State’s Office.
Bukacek presumptive winner of Republican PSC primary
Flathead Valley physician Ann “Annie” Bukacek is the presumptive winner of the Republican primary in the race for a seat on Montana’s Public Service Commission, the five-member board that regulates monopoly power, garbage, water and telecommunications utilities.
GOP primary for PSC’s District 5 Public Service Commission within recount margin
Nearly 20 hours after polls closed, fewer than 100 votes separate the first- and second-place vote-getters in the Republican primary for the District 5 seat on the state Public Service Commission, the five-member board that regulates monopoly utilities in Montana.
Republican Bukacek holds narrow lead in PSC primary
Kalispell physician Ann Bukacek was ahead Wednesday morning on the Republican side for the Montana Public Service Commission, with Rep. Derek Skees, also of Kalispell, close behind in District 5.