3 March 2018 — 1847 mst

Two-party competition comes to Flathead county commissioner election

A Democrat — Tom Clark, of Kalispell — plans to throw his hat in the county commissioner race on Monday. On Thursday he announced on Facebook he would file yesterday, but decided Friday to wait until Monday. It’s an awkward start, but not an election-losing contretemps. I’ve added Clark to Flathead Memo’s chart of Flathead legislative and local candidates.

At the Flathead Beacon, Kellyn Brown has a thoughtful analysis of the Republican primary for county commissioner.

Expect more candidates to file this week, and on Monday, 12 March, the last day to file and the only day to file during Daylight Saving Time.