Lewis & Clark County candidates, 2026
52 candidacies in the 2026 Montana election cycle list Lewis & Clark County as the candidate's residence.
Candidates who live in Lewis & Clark County (2026)
| Candidate | Office sought | Party | Own document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Leas | House District No. 83 | Republican | Yes |
| Amy Reeves | County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Ann Bukacek | Public Service Commission District No. 05 | Republican | Yes |
| Benjamin Kuiper | House District No. 81 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Brandon Hansen | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| Brent Colbert | County Commissioner | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Chiko Olson | House District No. 79 | Republican | Not yet |
| Christopher Norris | County Coroner/Sheriff | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| Clinton McKay | House District No. 82 | Republican | Not yet |
| Dana Toole | Senate District No. 41 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Daniel Guzynski | District Judge, District 01 Dept. 03 | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| David Sanders | Public Service Commission District No. 05 | Republican | Not yet |
| Deb Lane | House District No. 84 | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Dru Koester | Senate District No. 41 | Libertarian | Yes |
| Erin Farris-Olsen | Senate District No. 41 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Jakob Miles | County Commissioner | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| James Marshal | House District No. 84 | Republican | Not yet |
| Jamie Van Valkenburg | House District No. 84 | Democratic | Not yet |
| JANET ELLIS | House District No. 81 | Democratic | Yes |
| Jill Cohenour | House District No. 83 | Democratic | Yes |
| John Looney | House District No. 81 | Republican | Not yet |
| Joe Cohenour | House District No. 83 | Democratic | Yes |
| Katie Fruits | House District No. 80 | Republican | Yes |
| Kevin Downs | County Attorney/Public Administrator | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Kevin Hamm | Public Service Commission District No. 05 | Democratic | Yes |
| Leo Dutton | County Coroner/Sheriff | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| LUKE MUSZKIEWICZ | House District No. 79 | Democratic | Not yet |
| MIchael Swingley | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Martin Balukas | School Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| Mary Ann Dunwell | Senate District No. 42 | Democratic | Yes |
| Megan Lane | House District No. 80 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Melissa Romano | House District No. 80 | Democratic | Yes |
| Michael J Fasbender | House District No. 17 | Republican | Not yet |
| Michael Talia | Senate District No. 42 | Republican | Not yet |
| Nathan White | Senate District No. 09 | Not recorded | Yes |
| Nick Lancette | Senate District No. 42 | Republican | Not yet |
| Pete Elverum | House District No. 82 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Qasim Abdul-Baki | House District No. 80 | Democratic | Yes |
| REGINALD HAGEMAN | County Superintendent of Schools | Not recorded | Not yet |
| Roy Caldwell | House District No. 84 | Republican | Yes |
| Scott Walter | House District No. 84 | Republican | Not yet |
| Stephen LaPraim | Senate District No. 42 | Republican | Yes |
| Stephen LaPraim | House District No. 17 | Republican | Yes |
| Susan Geise | House District No. 17 | Republican | Not yet |
| Tia Nelson | House District No. 84 | Democratic | Yes |
| Tim Mielke | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Tom Rolfe | County Commissioner | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Tristan Ulmer | School Trustee | Republican | Not yet |
| Zachary & Patty Wirth | Senate District No. 09 | Republican | Yes |
| Joe Dooling | Public Service Commission District No. 05 | 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 Lewis & Clark County (2026)
These county, school and city offices are elected within Lewis & Clark County:
- County Attorney/Public Administrator
- County Clerk & Recorder/Treasurer
- County Commissioner
- County Coroner/Sheriff
- County Superintendent of Schools
- Justice of the Peace
- 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 Lewis & Clark County votes in. Do not read the residence list above as the answer to that question.