Melinda Kahle: Montana candidate record
Melinda Kahle appears in the Montana campaign finance record as a candidate in 2026, across 1 candidacy. This document covers the whole of that record.
Melinda Kahle: County Coroner/Sheriff in Cascade County, 2026
Melinda Kahle filed as a candidate for County Coroner/Sheriff in Cascade County in the 2026 Montana election cycle.
Others who ran for County Coroner/Sheriff in Cascade County in 2026
- Jesse Slaughter (Republican)
Money reported by Melinda Kahle for County Coroner/Sheriff in Cascade County in 2026
| Figure | Amount | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions received | $37,556.94 | 87 |
| Other receipts (not contributions) | $0.00 | |
| Expenditures | $8,344.82 | 18 |
| Debts and loans not yet paid | $29,696.94 |
Other receipts are interest, refunds, rebates and transfers between the campaign's own accounts. They are receipts, not donations, and they are reported separately here rather than added to contributions. Debts are money owed, not money spent.
Largest contributors to Melinda Kahle for County Coroner/Sheriff in Cascade County in 2026
| Contributor | Total | Contributions |
|---|---|---|
| Melinda Kahle (the candidate's own money) | $19,424.59 | 37 |
| Fast Signs | $4,360.15 | 1 |
| Lamar | $4,017.00 | 1 |
| Cascade County Election Office | $546.09 | 1 |
| Carol Robinson | $470.00 | 1 |
| Mary Embleton | $470.00 | 1 |
| Karen Czech | $470.00 | 1 |
| William Stewart | $470.00 | 1 |
| Mike Broderick | $470.00 | 1 |
| Christine Paixao | $470.00 | 1 |
| Tanya Kelley | $470.00 | 1 |
| Brooke and Mark Winters | $470.00 | 1 |
| Rae Grulkowski | $470.00 | 1 |
| Ronald Carpenter | $470.00 | 1 |
| Colleen Stewart | $360.00 | 1 |
| Terry Morter | $300.00 | 1 |
| Deluxe | $299.97 | 1 |
| Raymond Kahle | $276.19 | 1 |
| Ginny Rogliano | $250.00 | 1 |
| Michael & Davida Hryszko | $250.00 | 1 |
| William & Marilyn Crane | $200.00 | 1 |
| Amazon | $161.93 | 1 |
| Shawn Kelley | $160.00 | 1 |
| Lynda Henning | $160.00 | 1 |
| Randy & Kathy Skarphol | $150.00 | 1 |
| Falls Print Works | $139.48 | 2 |
| The Home Depot | $126.41 | 1 |
| Liberty Bell | $125.00 | 1 |
| David Smith | $125.00 | 1 |
| Russell Voytoski | $125.00 | 1 |
| Donald Willekes | $125.00 | 1 |
| James Ployhar | $100.00 | 1 |
| Lynne Klamser | $100.00 | 1 |
| Carrie Bennett | $100.00 | 1 |
| James & Penny Winston | $100.00 | 1 |
| Paul Hanson | $100.00 | 1 |
| Jan Wenaas | $100.00 | 1 |
| David and Joan Price | $75.00 | 1 |
| USPS | $64.00 | 1 |
| Mary Dietz | $60.00 | 1 |
| Patroit Mobile | $52.66 | 1 |
| Linda Madsen | $50.00 | 1 |
| Joanne Voytoski | $50.00 | 1 |
| William & Jane Mardison | $50.00 | 1 |
| Steven Vinnedge | $50.00 | 1 |
| ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS (AOH) | $40.00 | 1 |
| Staples | $38.47 | 2 |
| AFPF Montana Candidate School | $25.00 | 1 |
| Judy Carlin | $20.00 | 1 |
A candidate may put unlimited personal money into their own campaign in Montana. Self-funding is not a limit breach and is marked above only so it is not misread as an outside donation.
Largest payments made by Melinda Kahle for County Coroner/Sheriff in Cascade County in 2026
| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor not named in the filing | $8,344.82 | 18 |
Every contribution to Melinda Kahle for County Coroner/Sheriff in Cascade County in 2026
Itemized from $1 up, as filed. These are the gross contribution lines. A refund is a separate payment and does not appear here.
| Date | Contributor | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-03 | Patroit Mobile | $52.66 |
| 2026-03-03 | Melinda Kahle | $52.66 |
| 2026-03-04 | Melinda Kahle | $500.00 |
| 2026-03-04 | U.S. Post Office | $64.00 |
| 2026-03-04 | Cascade County Election Office | $546.09 |
| 2026-03-04 | Falls Print Works | $39.99 |
| 2026-03-04 | Liberty Bell | $125.00 |
| 2026-03-04 | Melinda Kahle | $64.00 |
| 2026-03-04 | Melinda Kahle | $546.09 |
| 2026-03-04 | Melinda Kahle | $39.99 |
| 2026-03-04 | Melinda Kahle | $125.00 |
| 2026-03-05 | Fast Signs | $4,360.15 |
| 2026-03-05 | Deluxe | $299.97 |
| 2026-03-05 | Staples | $4.99 |
| 2026-03-05 | Melinda Kahle | $4,360.15 |
| 2026-03-05 | Melinda Kahle | $299.97 |
| 2026-03-05 | Melinda Kahle | $4.99 |
| 2026-03-06 | Amazon | $161.93 |
| 2026-03-06 | Melinda Kahle | $161.93 |
| 2026-03-07 | AFPF Montana Candidate School | $25.00 |
| 2026-03-07 | Melinda Kahle | $25.00 |
| 2026-03-08 | AOH – Ancient Order of Hibernians | $40.00 |
| 2026-03-08 | Melinda Kahle | $40.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | Carol Robinson | $470.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | Mary Embleton | $470.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | Colleen Stewart | $360.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | Karen Czech | $470.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | William Stewart | $470.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | Mary Dietz | $60.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | James Ployhar | $100.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | Home Depot | $126.41 |
| 2026-03-11 | Lamar | $4,017.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | Falls Print Works | $99.49 |
| 2026-03-11 | Melinda Kahle | $126.41 |
| 2026-03-11 | Melinda Kahle | $4,017.00 |
| 2026-03-11 | Melinda Kahle | $99.49 |
| 2026-03-14 | David Price | $75.00 |
| 2026-03-14 | Mike Broderick | $470.00 |
| 2026-03-15 | Staples | $33.48 |
| 2026-03-15 | Raymond Kahle | $276.19 |
| 2026-03-15 | Melinda Kahle | $276.19 |
| 2026-03-15 | Melinda Kahle | $33.48 |
| 2026-03-17 | David Smith | $125.00 |
| 2026-03-17 | Melinda Kahle | $75.87 |
| 2026-03-19 | Ginny Rogliano | $250.00 |
| 2026-03-19 | Melinda Kahle | $231.55 |
| 2026-03-23 | Paul Hanson | $100.00 |
| 2026-03-23 | Melinda Kahle | $245.66 |
| 2026-03-24 | Melinda Kahle | $500.00 |
| 2026-03-26 | Linda Madsen | $50.00 |
| 2026-03-26 | Lynne Klamser | $100.00 |
| 2026-03-26 | Judy Carlin | $20.00 |
| 2026-03-27 | Carrie Bennett | $100.00 |
| 2026-03-27 | James Winston | $100.00 |
| 2026-03-30 | Melinda Kahle | $105.25 |
| 2026-03-31 | Melinda Kahle | $90.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | Russell Voytoski | $125.00 |
| 2026-04-02 | Melinda Kahle | $97.21 |
| 2026-04-02 | Melinda Kahle | $39.99 |
| 2026-04-03 | Joanne Voytoski | $50.00 |
| 2026-04-04 | Michael Hryszko | $250.00 |
| 2026-04-05 | Melinda Kahle | $2,504.91 |
| 2026-04-06 | William Mardison | $50.00 |
| 2026-04-10 | Randy Skarphol | $150.00 |
| 2026-04-10 | Brooke Winters | $470.00 |
| 2026-04-10 | Christine Paixao | $470.00 |
| 2026-04-11 | Melinda Kahle | $1,600.00 |
| 2026-04-13 | Tanya Kelley | $470.00 |
| 2026-04-13 | William Crane | $200.00 |
| 2026-04-14 | Rae Grulkowski | $470.00 |
| 2026-04-14 | Shawn Kelley | $160.00 |
| 2026-04-14 | Ronald Carpenter | $470.00 |
| 2026-04-15 | Melinda Kahle | $1,133.00 |
| 2026-04-17 | Melinda Kahle | $692.25 |
| 2026-04-20 | Jan Wenaas | $100.00 |
| 2026-04-20 | Terry Morter | $300.00 |
| 2026-04-20 | Lynda Henning | $160.00 |
| 2026-04-24 | Melinda Kahle | $17.50 |
| 2026-04-24 | Melinda Kahle | $91.97 |
| 2026-04-25 | Donald Willekes | $125.00 |
| 2026-05-12 | Melinda Kahle | $125.00 |
| 2026-05-12 | Melinda Kahle | $28.70 |
| 2026-05-14 | Melinda Kahle | $109.98 |
| 2026-05-14 | Melinda Kahle | $7.74 |
| 2026-05-14 | Melinda Kahle | $595.69 |
| 2026-06-01 | Steven Vinnedge | $50.00 |
| 2026-06-14 | Melinda Kahle | $359.97 |
What this record does not say about Melinda Kahle
It does not say whether Melinda Kahle won any of these elections. CERS records candidacies and money, not results.
Contribution totals are floors, not exact figures. The same real person or business can appear in the record more than once under spelling variants, and merging those into single identities is ongoing work. A total means "at least this much".