3 enter the fray for commissioner seat
It will be a horse race this spring in the election for Stillwater County Commissioner District 2.
Gerald Dell, R-Absarokee, is not running for re-election.
Throwing their hats in the ring are three Republicans – Mark Crago, a farm and ranch construction contractor in Columbus; Marta Gauthier, a Tai Chi instructor in Absarokee; and Wes House, owner of Beartooth Ford in Columbus. No Democrats filed for the commissioner seat.
Montana’s open primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7. The deadline for regular voter registration is May 9. The deadline for candidates to file for election ended March 14.
Other candidates who have filed include:
•Stillwater County Clerk of District Court – incumbent Sandy Fox, R-Columbus
•House District 57 – incumbent Forrest Mandeville, R-Columbus; Elaine Doerr, D-Nye; Andrew T. Forcier, L-Columbus
•House District 58 – incumbent Seth Berglee, R-Joliet; Mike Crabtree, D-Red Lodge
•Montana Governor and Lt. Governor – incumbent Steve Bullock, D-Helena, and Mike Cooney; Greg Gianforte, R-Bozeman, and Lesley Robinson; Bill McChesney, D-Lolo, and Mike Anderson; Terry Nelson, R-Hamilton, and Niki Sardot; Ted Dunlap, L-Conner, and Ron VanDevender
•Montana Attorney General – incumbent Tim Fox, R-Helena
•Montana Secretary of State – current State Auditor Monica Lindeen, D-Helena; former state senator Corey Stapleton, R-Billings; Roger Roots, L-Livingston
•Montana State Auditor – former state representative and senator Jesse Laslovich, D-Helena; current state senator Matt Rosendale, R-Glendive
•Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction – current state senator Elsie Arntzen, R-Helena; Melissa Romano, D-Helena
•Montana Public Service Commission District 3 – incumbent Roger Koopman, R-Bozeman; Pat Noonan, D-Ramsay; Caron Cooper, I-Livingston
•Montana Supreme Court Chief Justice (nonpartisan) – incumbent Mike McGrath, Helena
•Montana Supreme Court Justice Seat 3 (nonpartisan) – current University of Montana Law School adjunct professor Kristen Gustafson Juras, Great Falls; current District Court Judge Dirk Sandefur, Great Falls; attorney Eric Mills, Great Falls
•Montana Supreme Court Justice Seat 6 (nonpartisan) – incumbent Jim Shea, Helena
•U.S. House – incumbent Ryan Zinke, R-Whitefish; current Superintendent of Public Instruction Denise Juneau, D-Helena; Mike Fellows, L-Missoula