---
title: "Yellowstone County candidates, 2026"
description: "Candidates who list Yellowstone County as their residence in the 2026 Montana election cycle."
type: "county"
election_year: 2026
county: "Yellowstone"
candidate_count: 87
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)"
---


# Yellowstone County candidates, 2026

87 candidacies in the 2026 Montana election cycle list Yellowstone County as the candidate's residence.

## Candidates who live in Yellowstone County (2026)

| Candidate | Office sought | Party | Own document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Chenoweth | County Sheriff | Democratic | Not yet |
| Barry M Usher | Senate District No. 19 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Brandi Haage](/people/brandi-haage-g327284/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Brett Linneweber](/people/brett-linneweber-g305428/) | District Judge, District 13 Dept. 04 | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| Brooke Wagner | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Bryce walston | House District No. 45 | Republican | Not yet |
| Cari Olson | Senate District No. 22 | Democratic | Not yet |
| [CHARITY BOLLER](/people/charity-boller-g271706/) | Trustee | Republican | Yes |
| [Charles Loveridge](/people/charles-loveridge-g232270/) | House District No. 49 | Republican | Yes |
| Chris White | County Commissioner | Republican | Not yet |
| [CORTNEY (Cory) Schock](/people/cortney-cory-schock-g242364/) | School Trustee | Republican | Yes |
| Curtis Schomer | House District No. 48 | Republican | Not yet |
| Curtis Schomer | Exploratory | Republican | Not yet |
| Daniel Zolnikov | Senate District No. 22 | Republican | Not yet |
| Danny Choriki | County Commissioner | Democratic | Not yet |
| David Carter | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| David Robinson | School Trustee | Republican | Not yet |
| [Denise Baum](/people/denise-baum-g233379/) | House District No. 45 | Democratic | Yes |
| Denise Joy | House District No. 46 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Dennis Lenz | Senate District No. 25 | Republican | Not yet |
| Ed Zink | District Judge, District 13 Dept. 10 | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Edward A Walker | House District No. 52 | Republican | Not yet |
| Elijah Tidswell | Senate District No. 22 | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Elizabeth Heald | House District No. 52 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter | Senate District No. 23 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Erin Tate | House District No. 46 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Erin Tate | House District No. 48 | Democratic | Not yet |
| [Gabriel Bradshaw](/people/gabriel-bradshaw-g248317/) | House District No. 40 | Democratic | Yes |
| Greg Oblander | House District No. 38 | Republican | Not yet |
| Hans Abbey | County Commissioner | Independent | Not yet |
| [Henry Peters](/people/henry-peters-g268531/) | County Assessor/Treasurer/Supt. of Schools | Republican | Yes |
| [James Reavis](/people/james-reavis-g235977/) | House District No. 47 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Janine Coole](/people/janine-coole-g252763/) | House District No. 54 | Democratic | Yes |
| Janna Hafer | School Trustee | Not recorded | Not yet |
| Jeanne Walker | Justice of the Peace | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Jeff Martin | County Clerk & Recorder/Surveyor | Republican | Not yet |
| [Jessica Carstens](/people/jessica-carstens-g259763/) | School Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| JoAnna Oblander | Senate District No. 23 | Republican | Not yet |
| Jodee Etchart | House District No. 51 | Republican | Not yet |
| [John "Mark" Taylor](/people/john-mark-taylor-g233170/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| John Maxwell | House District No. 47 | Republican | Not yet |
| JULIE HIPPLER | Senate District No. 25 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Katie Zolnikov | House District No. 44 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Kellyn Keithly](/people/kellyn-keithly-g296724/) | Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| [Kent Odonnell](/people/kent-odonnell-g326550/) | County Coroner/Sheriff | Republican | Yes |
| Kerri Seekins-Crowe | House District No. 39 | Republican | Not yet |
| Kimberly Welzenbach | House District No. 46 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Kristie Hartley](/people/kristie-hartley-g251518/) | School Trustee | Not recorded | Yes |
| Lana Tibbetts | House District No. 51 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Larry Brewster](/people/larry-brewster-g231939/) | House District No. 43 | Republican | Yes |
| Lee Deming | House District No. 54 | Republican | Not yet |
| MICAH INGRAM | County Commissioner | Republican | Not yet |
| Mark Peters | House District No. 50 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Matthew Hankins | House District No. 53 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Melissa Smith | House District No. 39 | Democratic | Not yet |
| [Michael Eaton](/people/michael-eaton-g371261/) | House District No. 44 | Democratic | Yes |
| Mike Vinton | House District No. 40 | Republican | Not yet |
| Nelly Nicol | House District No. 53 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Nowell Hoff](/people/nowell-hoff-g307761/) | School Trustee | Independent | Yes |
| [Ole Hedstrom](/people/ole-hedstrom-g307750/) | House District No. 49 | Republican | Yes |
| Precious McKenzie | House District No. 51 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Raelynn Meissner | School Trustee | Republican | Not yet |
| [Rebecca Noell](/people/rebecca-noell-g251794/) | House District No. 53 | Democratic | Yes |
| [Rebecca Noell](/people/rebecca-noell-g251794/) | House District No. 49 | Democratic | Yes |
| Robert Cesnik | House District No. 40 | Republican | Not yet |
| Rodney Souza | District Judge, District 13 Dept. 05 | Non-Partisan | Not yet |
| Rony Stevens | House District No. 45 | Republican | Not yet |
| Rony Stevens | House District No. 47 | Republican | Not yet |
| Rudolf Haden | House District No. 43 | Democratic | Not yet |
| Scott Twito | County Attorney/Public Administrator | Republican | Not yet |
| [Seth Cunningham](/people/seth-cunningham-g267717/) | District Judge, District 13 Dept. 09 | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| Sherry Essmann | House District No. 49 | Republican | Not yet |
| Stacy Zinn | House District No. 52 | Republican | Not yet |
| Stewart Harris | House District No. 50 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Tanner Vinecke](/people/tanner-vinecke-g315347/) | School Trustee | Non-Partisan | Yes |
| Tanya Ludwig | School Trustee | Democratic | Not yet |
| Thomas Madigan | County Sheriff | Republican | Not yet |
| [Tom Bick](/people/tom-bick-g262050/) | Senate District No. 25 | Republican | Yes |
| Troy Charbonneau | House District No. 53 | Republican | Not yet |
| [Tucker Colvin](/people/tucker-colvin-g248367/) | House District No. 48 | Democratic | Yes |
| Vanessa Lawrence-Long | School Trustee | Not recorded | 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 Yellowstone County (2026)

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

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