2012 voters will see a full ballot
Hungry Horse News | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years AGO
The filing period for this year’s election ended Monday, March 12, at 5 p.m. Here are the local and state candidates:
House District 3, includes the city of Columbia Falls, the North Fork and the Canyon all the way up to Marias Pass — incumbent Republican Rep. Jerry O’Neil Columbia Falls; Democrat Zac Perry, Hungry Horse; Libertarian Shawn Guymon, Kalispell.
House District 5, includes rural areas south of Columbia Falls to just past Lake Blaine, and from West Valley to the Hungry Horse Reservoir — incumbent Republican Rep. Keith Regier, Kalispell; Democrat James Mahnke, Columbia Falls.
Senate District 2, includes House Districts 3 and 4, urban areas of Columbia Falls and Whitefish, incumbent Sen. Ryan Zinke, R-Whitefish, is running for lieutenant governor — Republicans include former state representative Dee Brown, Coram, Rep. Bill Beck, Whitefish, and Suzanne Brooks, Whitefish; Democrat Dave Fern, Whitefish.
Senate District 3, includes House Districts 5 and 6, rural areas around Columbia Falls and Whitefish — incumbent Republican Sen. Bruce Tutvedt, Kalispell, and Republicans Rollan Roberts II, Whitefish, and Jayson Peters, Lakeside; Democrat Shannon Hanson, Whitefish.
Flathead County Commissioner, Dale Lauman is not running for re-election — Republicans Gary Krueger, Terry Kramer, Mike Schlegel, Bob Herron and Gerald Scott, all of Kalispell; Democrat Clara Mears-LaChappelle, Kalispell.
Flathead County District Court judges, nonpartisan, Department 1 — incumbent Judge Ted Lympus; Department 2, Judge Katherine Curtis is not running — Robert Allison, Bruce Fredrickson and Daniel Wilson; Department 3, Judge Stewart Stadler is not running — Vanessa Ceravolo and Heidi Ulbricht.
Flathead County Clerk of District Court — incumbent Republican Peg Allison, Kila.
U.S. Senate — incumbent Democrat Sen. Jon Tester; Republicans Rep. Denny Rehberg and Dennis Teske, Terry; Libertarians Jerry McConnell, Missoula, and Dan Cox, Hamilton.
U.S. House — Republicans Eric Brosten and Steve Daines, Helena, and Vincent Melkus, Hardin; Democrats Kim Gillan, Billings, Dave Strohmaier, Missoula, Robert Stutz, Helena, Jason Ward, Hardin, Diane Smith, Whitefish, Sam Rankin, Billings, and Franke Wilmer, Bozeman; Libertarian David Kaiser, Victor.
Governor and lieutenant governor — Republicans Rick Hill, Helena, with Jon Sonju, of Kalispell; Jim Lynch, Kalispell, with Al Olszewski; Neil Livingstone, Helena, with Ryan Zinke, Whitefish; Ken Miller, Laurel, with Bill Gallagher, Helena; Corey Stapleton, Billings, with Bob Keenan, Bigfork; James O’Hara, Fort Benton, with Scott Swingley, Helena; Democrats Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock with Brig. Gen. John Walsh, Helena, and Heather Margolis, Helena, with Steve Nelsen; Libertarian Ron Vandevender, Cascade, with Marc Mulcahy.
Montana Secretary of State — incumbent Democrat Linda McCulloch; Republicans Scott Aspenlieder, Brad Johnson and Drew Turiano, Helena, and Pat Lovaas, Missoula; Libertarian Roger Roots, Livingston.
Montana Attorney General — Democrats Pam Bucy and Jesse Laslovich, Helena; Republicans Jim Shockley, Victor, Tim Fox, Helena.
Montana State Auditor — incumbent Democrat Monica Lindeen; Republican Rep. Derek Skees, Kalispell.
Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction — incumbent Democrat Denise Juneau; Republican Sandy Welch, Helena, formerly of Martin City.
Montana Supreme Court, nonpartisan, Justice No. 5 — Elizabeth Best, Cascade, Laurie McKinnon, Choteau, and Ed Sheehy, Missoula; Justice No. 6 — incumbent Brian Morris and Hertha Lund, Bozeman.
Clerk of the Supreme Court — incumbent Democrat Ed Smith.
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