---
title: "Meg Barnes, School Trustee in Lincoln County, 2026: Montana campaign finance"
description: "Money reported by Meg Barnes as a candidate for School Trustee in Lincoln County in the 2026 Montana election."
type: "candidacy"
name: "Meg Barnes"
slug: "candidacies/meg-barnes-g287149-2026-school-trustee-c21342"
candidate_id: 21342
election_year: 2026
office: "School Trustee in Lincoln County"
party: "Non-Partisan"
person_page: "/people/meg-barnes-g287149"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/21342"
data_through: "2026-09-30"
generated_at: "2026-09-30"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# Meg Barnes, School Trustee in Lincoln County, 2026: Montana campaign finance

In 2026, Meg Barnes ran for School Trustee in Lincoln County as a Non-Partisan candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Meg Barnes's other candidacies are listed on [Meg Barnes's candidate record](/people/meg-barnes-g287149). Data through 2026-09-30.

This candidacy (School Trustee in Lincoln County, 2026) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/21342

## Meg Barnes, School Trustee in Lincoln County, 2026: others who ran for School Trustee in Lincoln County in 2026, data through 2026-09-30

- Alida Snow (Republican)
- Barbara Gwynn (Republican)
- [Brianna Van Orden](/people/brianna-van-orden-g302288/) (Unknown)
- Lee Eggebroten (Republican)
- [Leilani Swan](/people/leilani-swan-g327248/) (Independent)
- Ronald Miller (Republican)
- [Steph LeDuc-Vanderyacht](/people/steph-leduc-vanderyacht-g946275/) (Independent)
- [Walter Snyder](/people/walter-snyder-g248291/) (Non-Partisan)

No filed finance report for this candidacy is in the record. That is not a finding that none was owed or filed.

## What this record does not say about Meg Barnes, School Trustee in Lincoln County, 2026, data through 2026-09-30

It does not say whether Meg Barnes won. CERS records candidacies and money, not results. Contribution totals are floors, not exact figures: the same real person or business can appear in the record more than once under spelling variants, and merging those into single identities is ongoing work. A total means "at least this much".