Cascade County candidates, 2026
63 candidacies in the 2026 Montana election cycle list Cascade County as the candidate's residence.
Candidates who live in Cascade County (2026)
| Candidate | Office sought | Party | Own document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acct TEST | Supreme Court Justice No. 03 | Not recorded | Not yet |
| Amie Thompson | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| Anthony Rosales | House District No. 20 | Republican | Yes |
| Barbara Bessette | County Commissioner | Democratic | Yes |
| BILL BRONSON | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Brett Mills | House District No. 23 | Republican | Not yet |
| Cayle Halberg | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| David Von Eschen | House District No. 22 | Libertarian | Yes |
| Derren Auger | House District No. 19 | Republican | Not yet |
| Desarea Valentine | County Clerk and Recorder | Republican | Yes |
| Diane Heikkila | County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools | Republican | Yes |
| Dylan Kunz | House District No. 20 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Ed Buttrey | Senate District No. 11 | Republican | Not yet |
| Eric Peterson | House District No. 21 | Republican | Not yet |
| Eric Tilleman | House District No. 23 | Republican | Not yet |
| George Nikolakakos | Senate District No. 12 | Republican | Not yet |
| George Nikolakakos | House District No. 22 | Republican | Not yet |
| George Nikolakakos | Senate District No. 11 | Republican | Not yet |
| Gerald Boland | Public Administrator | Democratic | Not yet |
| Hannah Trebas | House District No. 19 | Republican | Not yet |
| James G Whitaker | Senate District No. 12 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Jane Weber | House District No. 19 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Jason Lorang | House District No. 22 | Republican | Not yet |
| Jeremy Trebas | Public Service Commission District No. 01 | Republican | Yes |
| Jerry Ferderer | House District No. 25 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Jesse Slaughter | County Coroner/Sheriff | Republican | Not yet |
| Jessica Dyrdahl | Senate District No. 10 | Republican | Not yet |
| John Parker | District Judge, District 08 Dept. 04 | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Joshua Racki | County Attorney | Republican | Not yet |
| Kevin Leatherbarrow | House District No. 22 | Republican | Not yet |
| Kim Skornogoski | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Lela Graham | House District No. 21 | Democratic | Yes |
| Lynn DeRoche | County Clerk & Recorder/Surveyor | Republican | Yes |
| Margaret Mitchell | Senate District No. 10 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Mark Winters | Senate District No. 11 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Maximus Dascoulias | Senate District No. 10 | Republican | Yes |
| Melinda Kahle | County Coroner/Sheriff | Republican | Yes |
| Melissa Nikolakakos | House District No. 20 | Republican | Yes |
| Melissa Nikolakakos | Senate District No. 10 | Republican | Yes |
| Mindy Leach | Senate District No. 12 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Neal Miller | Senate District No. 11 | Democratic | Not yet |
| NEAL MILLER | House District No. 22 | Democratic | Not yet |
| PETE ANDERSON | County Commissioner | Republican | Not yet |
| Pamela and Michael Carroll | House District No. 24 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Paul Jefferson | House District No. 26 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Randy Pinocci | Senate District No. 12 | Republican | Yes |
| Rebecca BogdenRIchards | House District No. 23 | Democratic | Yes |
| Rick Wolke | County Commissioner | Republican | Not yet |
| Rina Fontana Moore | County Clerk & Recorder/Surveyor | Democratic | Not yet |
| Robert polich | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| Russel Miner | House District No. 26 | Republican | Not yet |
| Steve Gist | House District No. 25 | Republican | Yes |
| Steve Keller | House District No. 20 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Steven Fagenstrom | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Steven Fitzpatrick | House District No. 24 | Republican | Not yet |
| Steven E Galloway | Senate District No. 11 | Republican | Not yet |
| Thomas Lynch | County Commissioner | Republican | Not yet |
| Trevor Funseth | House District No. 21 | Republican | Not yet |
| Valynda Holland | Senate District No. 11 | Democratic | Yes |
| Valynda Holland | House District No. 20 | Democratic | Yes |
| Wendy G McKamey | Senate District No. 12 | Republican | Not yet |
| brian bebbington | Justice of the Peace | Republican | Not yet |
A candidate marked "Not yet" has no document of their own in this corpus. The records filed under their name are not yet confirmed as one complete profile. A page built from part of the records would understate the career and the money, so none is published until the profile is complete. The absence of a page is not a finding that the candidate raised or spent nothing.
Races held in Cascade County (2026)
These county, school and city offices are elected within Cascade County:
- County Attorney
- County Clerk & Recorder/Surveyor
- County Clerk and Recorder
- County Commissioner
- County Coroner/Sheriff
- County Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools
- Justice of the Peace
- Public Administrator
- School Trustee
This list is incomplete, and the gap is in the source record. The county above is the county each candidate LIVES in. A legislative district is not a county and does not sit inside one, and CERS holds no mapping from a district to the counties it covers. So this record cannot list the legislative races that Cascade County votes in. Do not read the residence list above as the answer to that question.