9 March 2020 — 0906 mdt

Update: Jerry O’Neil primaries Frank Garner

Last day of filing for elective office in Montana

Filing closes at 1700 MDT this afternoon. Steve Bullock announced this morning that he’s running for the Senate. News sources on Twitter report he’ll file at noon. I’m sure a made for television rally is planned.

PSC Commissioner Brad Johnson filed for Montana Secretary of State, a job to which he was elected in 2004 but lost to Linda McCulloch in 2008.

Update,  — 0947 mdt In the Flathead, Jerry O’Neil withdrew from the Republican primary for Senate District 2. This does not surprise me. Now the question is whether he files for House District 3. O’Neil filed for HD-7, mounting a primary challenge against incumbent Republican Frank Garner.

House District 6 has a Republican Primary. Former Republican state senator Bruce Tutvedt filed for the seat being vacated by termed-out Carl Glimm, who is running for the GOP nod in SD-2. Amy Regier, daughter of SD-3 Sen. Keith Regier, is also running the HD-6 GOP primary. Jerramy Dear-Ruel filed yesterday for the Democratic nomination for HD-6.

Democrat Diane Magone filed for Senate District 7, which extends from the Idaho border to a bit east of Marion in western Flathead County.

Republicans have candidates all Flathead legislative districts. Democrats still need candidates in House Districts 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 13, and in Senate District 6.

This report will be updated this evening, and Tuesday evening.