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Sheriff-CoronerNonpartisan race · Leo C. Dutton · Chris Norris
Leo C. Dutton
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Continuing a focus on safety, service, and trust, per KTVH
- Finding a long-term solution to detention-center staffing challenges, per KTVH
About Leo C. Dutton
Leo Dutton has served 17 years as Lewis and Clark County sheriff and more than 40 years total with the sheriff's office, and previously worked as an EMT with St. Peter's Hospital, per KTVH. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026.
Chris Norris
Top priorities
From other published sources
- Organizational change and new direction for the sheriff's office, per KTVH
- Addressing jail staffing shortages, per KTVH
- Expanding student resource officer programs in schools, per KTVH
About Chris Norris
Chris Norris has worked nine years as a deputy at the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff's Office, with earlier law enforcement experience as a detention officer at the Cascade County Sheriff's Office, per KTVH.
Justice of the PeaceNonpartisan race · Michael G. Swingley · Tim Mielke
Michael G. Swingley
Michael G. Swingley appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lewis and Clark County Justice of the Peace, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 9, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Michael G. Swingley.
Tim Mielke
Tim Mielke is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lewis and Clark County Justice of the Peace, per Lewis and Clark County's official 2026 general election publication ballot.
Treasurer/Clerk and RecorderNonpartisan race · Amy Reeves
Amy Reeves
Amy Reeves is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lewis and Clark County Treasurer/Clerk and Recorder, per Lewis and Clark County's official 2026 general election publication ballot.
Attorney/Public AdministratorNonpartisan race · Kevin Downs
Kevin Downs
Kevin Downs is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lewis and Clark County Attorney/Public Administrator, per Lewis and Clark County's official 2026 general election publication ballot.
Superintendent of SchoolsNonpartisan race · Reginald Hageman
Reginald Hageman
Reginald Hageman is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lewis and Clark County Superintendent of Schools, per Lewis and Clark County's official 2026 general election publication ballot.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressCommissioner, District 2Nonpartisan race · Brent Colbert · Jakob Miles · Tom Rolfe
Brent Colbert
Brent Colbert is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lewis and Clark County Commissioner, District 2, per Lewis and Clark County's official 2026 general election publication ballot.
Jakob Miles
Jakob Miles is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lewis and Clark County Commissioner, District 2, per Lewis and Clark County's official 2026 general election publication ballot.
Tom Rolfe
Tom Rolfe is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Lewis and Clark County Commissioner, District 2, per Lewis and Clark County's official 2026 general election publication ballot.
District Court Judge, 1st Judicial District, Department 3Nonpartisan race · Daniel Guzynski
Daniel Guzynski
Daniel Guzynski is a nonpartisan candidate for Montana 1st Judicial District Court Judge, Department 3. He heads the Prosecution Services Bureau in the Montana Attorney General's Office, per Cat Country 102.9. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full candidate profiles, priorities and campaign sites are on the Lewis and Clark County page.
Statewide races
U.S. SenateKurt Alme (R) · Seth Bodnar (Independent) · Alani Bankhead (D) · Kyle Austin (Libertarian)
Kurt Alme
Kurt Alme is a Montana native, born in Great Falls and raised across the state, per the campaign site. He served as director of the Montana Department of Revenue under Gov. Judy Martz and as Montana's budget director under Gov. Greg Gianforte, per the campaign site. He later served as Assistant U.S. Attorney, First Assistant U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney for Montana, per the campaign site. The campaign site's priorities page carries placeholder text as of October 13, 2026, per the campaign site.
Seth Bodnar
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- End the costly and unauthorized war in Iran
- Stop reckless tariffs driving up prices
- Lower health care premiums and drug costs
About Seth Bodnar
Seth Bodnar is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana, per the campaign site. He was raised by two public school teachers, graduated from West Point, studied at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, deployed to Iraq as an infantry officer and served as a Green Beret, per the campaign site. He was president of the University of Montana for eight years, per the campaign site.
Alani Bankhead
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Everyday costs
- Universal health care
- Public lands
About Alani Bankhead
Alani Bankhead is a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel, a federal supervisory special agent and a certified professional coach, per the campaign site. The campaign site describes her as Montana's Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate and says she served 21 years in and out of uniform.
Kyle Austin
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Agriculture
- Second Amendment rights
- Healthcare 2.0
About Kyle Austin
Kyle Austin is a pharmacist who founded an independent pharmacy and who grew up on a family farm on Montana's Hi-Line, per the campaign site. He holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, per the campaign site.
Supreme Court Justice #4Nonpartisan race · Amy Eddy · Dan Wilson
Amy Eddy
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Says she will run a nonpartisan campaign and has stated she will not accept campaign contributions from political parties.
- Campaign priorities include upholding the Montana Constitution and individual freedoms, and applying the law impartially regardless of politics.
- Says the court should provide legal certainty for Montana's farming, ranching and business communities.
About Amy Eddy
Amy Eddy is a Flathead County District Court judge who has served on the bench since her 2015 appointment and has been elected three times by Flathead County voters, per her campaign site. She began her legal career as a trial attorney in Kalispell handling civil cases, and in 2017 she was chosen as Montana's first Asbestos Claims Court Judge, per the Daily Montanan. She holds a law degree from the University of Montana School of Law.
Dan Wilson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Says Supreme Court justices must apply the law and the Montana Constitution as written in all their rulings.
- Campaigns on maintaining a record he describes as tough on crime.
About Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson is a Flathead County District Court judge who has served on that bench since 2017. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in Great Falls before serving as a deputy county attorney and, later, a justice of the peace and prosecutor in Flathead County, per the Daily Montanan. He holds a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School.
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