9 March 2020 — 2310 mdt

Flathead Democrats fail to field candidates in
four house districts, and one senate district

Filing closed at 1700 MDT today. In the Flathead, two Republicans are getting free passes to Helena: Matt Regier, running for his third term in HD-4, and Greg Hertz, the termed out speaker of the house who is the only candidate on the ballot for SD-6, whose incumbent, Al Olszewski, is running for governor and not for re-election to the legislature.

Democrats are not on the ballot in House Districts 8, 9, and 11. In HD-8, Libertarian Joshua Forsythe is challenging incumbent GOP representative John Fuller.

In the HD-9 GOP primary, Brian Putman is challenging incumbent Rep. David Dunn. In the HD-11 GOP primary, Dee Kirk-Boon is challenging incumbent Rep. Derek Skees.

The lineup in the table below should be considered tentative until all the candidates on it file all required documents with Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices.