Filing opened Tuesday at the secretary of state's office in Helena. Legislative candidates paid $15 each; district judge candidates paid $992.34 each.
Below is a list of who filed to run for the Legislature and district judge, and their respective districts.
Senate District 2 (Whitefish/Columbia Falls): Jake Pannell, Democrat, Columbia Falls.
SD3 (Kalispell area): Bruce Tutvedt, Republican, Kalispell.
SD7 (lower Clark Fork Valley): Sylvia Bookout-Reinecke, Republican, Alberton.
SD10 (southern Cascade County): Jim Whitaker, Republican, Great Falls; Ken Mesaros, Republican, Cascade; Channing Hartelius, Democrat, Great Falls.
SD16 (north-central Montana): Sen. Frank Smith, Democrat, Poplar.
SD18 (northeastern Montana): John Brenden, Republican, Scobey.
SD24 (Billings Heights): Sen. Kim Gillan, Democrat, Billings.
SD26 (central Billings): Sen. Lynda Moss, Democrat, Billings.
SD27 (south Billings): Rep. Gary Branae, Democrat, Billings.
SD34 (Broadwater, Gallatin counties): Sen. Joe Balyeat, Republican, Bozeman.
SD36 (Beaverhead, Madison counties): Rep. Debby Barrett, Republican, Dillon.
SD38 (uptown Butte): Rep. Jim Keane, Democrat, Butte.
SD41 (west-central Helena): Rep. Hal Jacobson, Democrat, Helena.
SD43 (Anaconda/Deer Lodge): Sen. Jesse Laslovich,
Democrat, Anaconda.
SD45 (north Bitterroot): Sen. Jim Shockley, Republican, Victor.
SD46 (eastern Missoula and Missoula County): Sen. Carol Williams, Democrat, Missoula.
SD47 (Missoula): Rosalie Buzzas, Democrat, Missoula; Rep. Ron Erickson, Democrat, Missoula.
House District 2 (Libby): Rep. Chas Vincent, Republican, Libby.
HD3 (Columbia/West Glacier): Dee Brown, Republican, Hungry Horse.
HD4 (Whitefish): John Fuller, Republican, Whitefish.
HD5 (northeast suburban Kalispell): Keith Regier, Republican,
Kalispell; Harm Toren, Republican, Columbia Falls.
HD6 (west Flathead Valley): Rep. Bill Beck, Republican, Whitefish.
HD8 (Kalispell): Rep. Craig Witte, Republican, Kalispell; John de Neeve, Democrat, Kalispell.
HD9 (Bigfork/Swan Lake): Scott Reichner, Republican, Bigfork.
HD10 (southern Kalispell): Rep. Mark Blasdel, Republican, Somers.
HD11 (Polson/west shore Flathead Lake): Rep. Janna Taylor, Republican, Dayton.
HD12 (west Mission Valley): John Fleming, Democrat, St. Ignatius.
HD13 (Sanders County): Rep. Pat Ingraham, Republican, Thompson Falls; Sen. Jim Elliott, Democrat, Trout Creek.
HD14 (Mineral County): Rep. Gordon Hendrick, Republican, Superior.
HD17 (Teton County): Russ Bean, Republican, Augusta.
HD18 (lower Sun River Valley): Rep. Jesse O'Hara, Republican, Great Falls.
HD20 (south Great Falls): Jack Allen, Republican, Great Falls.
HD21 (Great Falls): Anders Blewett, Democrat, Great Falls; Rick Tryon, Republican, Great Falls.
HD22 (Great Falls): Rep. Bill Wilson, Democrat, Great Falls.
HD23 (north Great Falls): Carlie Boland, Democrat, Great Falls.
HD24 (northeast suburban Great Falls): Rep. Steve Bolstad, Democrat, Great Falls.
HD27 (Pondera County): Rep. Llew Jones, Republican, Conrad.
HD26 (west Great Falls/Vaughn): Robert Mehlhoff, Democrat, Great Falls.
HD28 (Shelby/Fort Benton
/Liberty County): Roy Hollandsworth, Republican, Brady.
HD29 (Chouteau, Judith Basin counties, Lewistown): Scott Seilstad, Republican, Denton.
HD37 (Sidney/Richey): Rep. Walter McNutt, Republican, Sidney.
HD39 (southeast Montana): Rep. Carol Lambert, Republican, Broadus.
HD40 (Miles City): Jeff Harding, Republican, Miles City.
HD43 (Colstrip/Forsyth): Rep. Duane Ankney, Republican, Colstrip; Del Dinstel, Democrat, Colstrip.
HD44 (Lockwood/Huntley): Rep. Bill Glaser, Republican, Huntley.
HD46 (north Yellowstone County): Rep. Ken Peterson, Republican, Billings.
HD47 (Billings Heights): Penny Hanson, Democrat, Billings.
HD48 (Billings Heights): Rep. Wanda Grinde, Democrat, Billings; Douglas Kary, Republican, Billings.
HD49 (north-central Billings): Rep. Kendall Van Dyk, Democrat, Billings.
HD50 (north-central Billings): Rep. Tom McGillvray, Republican, Billings.
HD51 (central Billings): Rep. Robyn Driscoll, Democrat, Billings; Susan Anderson, Republican, Billings.
HD52 (central Billings): Rep. Arlene Becker, Democrat, Billings.
HD54 (central Billings): Margie MacDonald, Democrat, Billings.
HD55 (southwest Billings): Tony O'Donnell, Republican, Billings.
HD56 (northwest Billings): Don Roberts, Republican,
Billings.
HD57 (southwest Yellowstone County): Rep. Penny Morgan, Republican, Laurel.
HD58 (Laurel): Rep. Krayton Kerns, Republican, Laurel.
HD60 (Stillwater County): David Howard, Republican, Park City.
HD63 (east suburban Bozeman): Rep. Jennifer Pomnichowski, Democrat, Bozeman; Thomas Burnett, Republican, Bozeman.
HD66 (Bozeman): Katrina Vernon, Republican, Bozeman.
HD68 (Broadwater, north Gallatin counties): Robert Brastrup, Democrat, Townsend.
HD70 (Gallatin Gateway/West Yellowstone): Bill Warden, Republican, Bozeman.
HD72 (Beaverhead County): James Brown, Republican, Dillon; Jeffrey Wellborn, Republican, Dillon.
HD73 (west Butte): Pat Noonan, Democrat, Butte.
HD74 (south Butte): Rep. George Groesbeck, Democrat, Butte.
HD77 (Jefferson County): Rep. Scott Mendenhall, Republican, Clancy.
HD79 (Helena): Chuck Hunter, Democrat, Helena.
HD81 (Helena): Rep. Galen Hollenbaugh, Democrat,
Helena.
HD83 (Harlowton/White Sulphur Springs/Ryegate): Rep. Harry Klock, Republican, Harlowton.
HD86 (Anaconda/Philipsburg): Rep. Dan Villa, Democrat, Anaconda.
HD87 (south Bitterroot): Peter Rosten, Democrat, Darby.
HD88 (Hamilton): Patrick Boylan, Democrat, Corvallis.
HD89 (north Bitterroot): Rep. Gary Maclaren, Republican, Victor.
HD95 (Missoula): Rep. Diane Sands, Democrat, Missoula.
HD96 (west Missoula): Rep. Teresa Henry, Democrat, Missoula.
HD97 (Missoula): James Boone, Democrat, Missoula.
HD99 (north Missoula): Rep. Betsy Hands, Democrat, Missoula.
HD100 (west Missoula County): Rep. Bill Nooney, Democrat, Missoula; Gary Brown, Democrat, Missoula.
District Judge
District 1, Department 3 (Lewis & Clark, Broadwater counties): Kenneth Stahl, Helena; David Nielsen, Helena; Stephen Frankino, Helena.
District 13, Dept. 5 (Yellowstone County): G. Todd Baugh, Billings.
District 18, Dept. 2 (Gallatin County): Mike Salvagni, Belgrade.
District 20, Dept 1 (Lake, Sanders counties): C.B. McNeil, Polson; Joey Jayne, Arlee.
District 21, Dept. 2 (Ravalli County): James Haynes,
Hamilton.
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