---
title: "Flathead County candidates, 2026"
description: "Candidates who list Flathead County as their residence in the 2026 Montana election cycle."
type: "county"
election_year: 2026
county: "Flathead"
candidate_count: 76
note: "county is the candidate residence, not the race jurisdiction"
data_through: "2026-09-26"
generated_at: "2026-09-26"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# Flathead County candidates, 2026

76 candidacies in the 2026 Montana election cycle list Flathead County as the candidate's residence.

## Candidates who live in Flathead County (2026)

| Candidate | Office sought | Party | Own document |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Amy Eddy](/people/amy-eddy-g327472/) | Supreme Court Justice No. 04 | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Amy Regier](/people/amy-regier-g232839/) | Senate District No. 04 | Republican | Yes |
| [Angela Ream](/people/angela-ream-g107515/) | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Ann Bukacek](/people/ann-bukacek-g253100/) | Public Service Commission District No. 05 | Republican | Yes |
| [Arthur Dunn](/people/arthur-dunn-g316552/) | House District No. 06 | Republican | Yes |
| [Barbara Riley](/people/barbara-riley-g236529/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Benjamin Sletvold](/people/benjamin-sletvold-g302827/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| [Brad Abell](/people/brad-abell-g94744/) | County Commissioner | Republican | Yes |
| [Braxton Mitchell](/people/braxton-mitchell-g232330/) | House District No. 05 | Republican | Yes |
| [Brian Heino](/people/brian-heino-g316257/) | County Coroner/Sheriff | Republican | Yes |
| [Brian Putnam](/people/brian-putnam-g235552/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Carrie Eklund](/people/carrie-eklund-g270358/) | School Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| Casey Malmquist | County Commissioner | Independent | Not yet |
| [Catherine Allen](/people/catherine-allen-g117188/) | House District No. 10 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Cathy Mitchell](/people/cathy-mitchell-g252295/) | House District No. 03 | Republican | Yes |
| [Chelsey Spence](/people/chelsey-spence-g299907/) | School Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| [Cheryl Hohman](/people/cheryl-hohman-g107514/) | County Clerk and Recorder | Republican | Yes |
| [Colton Little](/people/colton-little-g243576/) | County Commissioner | Democratic | Yes |
| Courtenay Sprunger | House District No. 07 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Dakota Baier](/people/dakota-baier-g327258/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| [Dan Wilson](/people/dan-wilson-g235182/) | Supreme Court Justice No. 04 | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Daniel Neeley](/people/daniel-neeley-g304224/) | House District No. 08 | Republican | Yes |
| [Darren Fix](/people/darren-fix-g305085/) | House District No. 06 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Debo Powers](/people/debo-powers-g234096/) | House District No. 03 | Democratic | Yes |
| Derek Peachey | House District No. 03 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Edward Byrne](/people/edward-byrne-g234047/) | House District No. 11 | Republican | Yes |
| [Eric Hummel](/people/eric-hummel-g242430/) | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Evelyn Cahalen](/people/evelyn-cahalen-g96477/) | County Sheriff | Republican | Yes |
| [Gloria Nelson](/people/gloria-nelson-g303832/) | Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| [Jerrie Boksich](/people/jerrie-boksich-g260149/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Jim Riley](/people/jim-riley-g232627/) | House District No. 06 | Republican | Yes |
| [Jinnifer Mariman](/people/jinnifer-mariman-g237292/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| John - (Write in) FALLON | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| [Jon Wilson](/people/jon-wilson-g248006/) | School Trustee | Republican | Yes |
| [Karin Hilding](/people/karin-hilding-g327351/) | School Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| [Kate McLaughlin](/people/kate-mclaughlin-g311643/) | House District No. 09 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Katherine (Kate) Averill](/people/katherine-kate-averill-g327328/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| Kendall Massie | School Trustee | Republican | Not yet |
| [Keri Hill](/people/keri-hill-g247916/) | Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| [Krista Buls](/people/krista-buls-g268397/) | School Trustee | Republican | Yes |
| [Kyle Waterman](/people/kyle-waterman-g232232/) | Senate District No. 04 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Luca Welle](/people/luca-welle-g264524/) | House District No. 05 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Lukas Schubert](/people/lukas-schubert-g235179/) | House District No. 08 | Republican | Yes |
| [Luke Maxwell](/people/luke-maxwell-g265048/) | House District No. 07 | Republican | Yes |
| Lyn Bennett | House District No. 04 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Madison Evans](/people/madison-evans-g496642/) | House District No. 07 | Democratic | Yes |
| Maeve Kintzler | House District No. 11 | Democratic | Not yet |
| [Marcia Stolfus](/people/marcia-stolfus-g315369/) | Supt. of Schools | Republican | Yes |
| [Megan Upton](/people/megan-upton-g238985/) | School Trustee | Republican | Yes |
| [Nathan Dugan](/people/nathan-dugan-g237265/) | County Commissioner | Democratic | Yes |
| [Patrick Fitzpatrick](/people/patrick-fitzpatrick-g267601/) | Senate District No. 06 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Paul Sandry](/people/paul-sandry-g272614/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Paula Koch](/people/paula-koch-g235596/) | House District No. 04 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Roy Burgess](/people/roy-burgess-g303130/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| [Russell Sias](/people/russell-sias-g264429/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| [Scott Cummings](/people/scott-cummings-g301207/) | School Trustee | Republican | Yes |
| Shane Price | House District No. 03 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Shannon Hanson](/people/shannon-hanson-g233358/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Shannon Jones](/people/shannon-jones-g267719/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| [Shaun Pandina](/people/shaun-pandina-g251983/) | House District No. 04 | Republican | Yes |
| Sheena Sterling | County Clerk & Recorder/Surveyor | Republican | Not yet |
| [Sheri Hand](/people/sheri-hand-g327249/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| [Steven Kelly](/people/steven-kelly-g239467/) | House District No. 09 | Republican | Yes |
| Terry Falk | House District No. 10 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Thomas Hollo](/people/thomas-hollo-g406692/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| [Thomas Millett](/people/thomas-millett-g232097/) | House District No. 02 | Republican | Yes |
| [Timothy Wenz](/people/timothy-wenz-g107516/) | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Travis Ahner](/people/travis-ahner-g107507/) | County Attorney | Republican | Yes |
| [Tricia Haverkorn](/people/tricia-haverkorn-g327241/) | County Assessor/Treasurer | Republican | Yes |
| [Zachary Bernheim](/people/zachary-bernheim-g315241/) | School Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| Calvin Lime | House District No. 08 | Democratic | Not yet |
| [nathan purdy](/people/nathan-purdy-g327278/) | House District No. 04 | Republican | Yes |
| [richard terrett](/people/richard-terrett-g315240/) | School Trustee | Republican | Yes |

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 Flathead County (2026)

These county, school and city offices are elected within Flathead County:

- County Assessor/Treasurer
- County Attorney
- County Clerk & Recorder/Surveyor
- County Clerk and Recorder
- County Commissioner
- County Coroner/Sheriff
- County Sheriff
- Justice of the Peace
- School Trustee
- Supt. of Schools
- 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 Flathead County votes in. Do not read the residence list above as the answer to that question.