---
title: "School Trustee in Flathead County, 2026"
description: "Candidates for School Trustee in Flathead County in the 2026 Montana election cycle."
type: "race"
election_year: 2026
office: "School Trustee"
county: "Flathead"
candidate_count: 25
data_through: "2026-09-26"
generated_at: "2026-09-26"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---


# School Trustee in Flathead County, 2026

25 candidates filed for School Trustee in Flathead County in the 2026 Montana election cycle. This document covers that race only.

## Who ran for School Trustee in Flathead County in 2026

| Candidate | Party | Residence county | Own document |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Barbara Riley](/people/barbara-riley-g236529/) | Non-Partisan | Flathead | Yes |
| [Benjamin Sletvold](/people/benjamin-sletvold-g302827/) | Not recorded | Flathead | Yes |
| [Brian Putnam](/people/brian-putnam-g235552/) | Non-Partisan | Flathead | Yes |
| [Carrie Eklund](/people/carrie-eklund-g270358/) | Independent | Flathead | Yes |
| [Chelsey Spence](/people/chelsey-spence-g299907/) | Independent | Flathead | Yes |
| [Dakota Baier](/people/dakota-baier-g327258/) | Not recorded | Flathead | Yes |
| [Jerrie Boksich](/people/jerrie-boksich-g260149/) | Non-Partisan | Flathead | Yes |
| [Jinnifer Mariman](/people/jinnifer-mariman-g237292/) | Not recorded | Flathead | Yes |
| John - (Write in) FALLON | Non-Partisan | Flathead | Not yet |
| [Jon Wilson](/people/jon-wilson-g248006/) | Republican | Flathead | Yes |
| [Karin Hilding](/people/karin-hilding-g327351/) | Independent | Flathead | Yes |
| [Katherine (Kate) Averill](/people/katherine-kate-averill-g327328/) | Non-Partisan | Flathead | Yes |
| Kendall Massie | Republican | Flathead | Not yet |
| [Krista Buls](/people/krista-buls-g268397/) | Republican | Flathead | Yes |
| [Megan Upton](/people/megan-upton-g238985/) | Republican | Flathead | Yes |
| [Paul Sandry](/people/paul-sandry-g272614/) | Non-Partisan | Flathead | Yes |
| [Roy Burgess](/people/roy-burgess-g303130/) | Not recorded | Flathead | Yes |
| [Russell Sias](/people/russell-sias-g264429/) | Not recorded | Flathead | Yes |
| [Scott Cummings](/people/scott-cummings-g301207/) | Republican | Flathead | Yes |
| [Shannon Hanson](/people/shannon-hanson-g233358/) | Non-Partisan | Flathead | Yes |
| [Shannon Jones](/people/shannon-jones-g267719/) | Not recorded | Flathead | Yes |
| [Sheri Hand](/people/sheri-hand-g327249/) | Not recorded | Flathead | Yes |
| [Thomas Hollo](/people/thomas-hollo-g406692/) | Not recorded | Flathead | Yes |
| [Zachary Bernheim](/people/zachary-bernheim-g315241/) | Independent | Flathead | Yes |
| [richard terrett](/people/richard-terrett-g315240/) | Republican | Flathead | 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.

This record does not say who won School Trustee in Flathead County in 2026. CERS records candidacies and money, not election results.