Perry holds off challenger Rose
Zac Perry
In a night where Republicans ruled elections and Donald Trump won the presidency, incumbent Democrat House District 3 representative Zac Perry held on to beat GOP challenger Taylor Rose, 2,464 - 2,186. The district covers Columbia Falls and the Canyon.
Republicans won every other race in Flathead County, save for House District 5, which covers Whitefish, where Democrat Dave Fern defeated Chet Billi, 3,241-2,470.
Incumbent Republican Pam Holmquist won re-election handily over Democratic challenger Eileen Lowery, 31,066-14,036 in the county commissioner race.
Statewide, the race for governor wasn’t called until later in the morning by the Associated Press. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock was beating Republican challenger Greg Gianforte 235,175-222,621, with 542 of 686 precincts fully reporting and 144 partially reporting, according to the Montana Secretary of State office.
Here’s how all the votes stacked up in Flathead County.
VOTES/PERCENT
PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 42) . . . . . 42 100.00
REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL . . . . . 66,963
BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL. . . . . . . 48,041
VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL . . . . . . 71.74
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
CLINTON/KAINE (DEM) . . . . . . . 13,233 28.01
FUENTE/STEINBERG (AMD) . . . . . . 106 .22
JOHNSON/WELD (LIB) . . . . . . . 2,182 4.62
STEIN/BARAKA (GRN) . . . . . . . 650 1.38
TRUMP/PENCE (REP). . . . . . . . 30,079 63.66
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 997 2.11
UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
RICK BRECKENRIDGE (LIB). . . . . . 1,628 3.44
DENISE JUNEAU (DEM) . . . . . . . 14,958 31.65
RYAN ZINKE (REP) . . . . . . . . 30,622 64.79
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 56 .12
GOVERNOR AND LT. GOVERNOR
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
BULLOCK/COONEY (DEM). . . . . . . 19,117 40.45
DUNLAP/VANDEVENDER (LIB) . . . . . 1,853 3.92
GIANFORTE/ROBINSON (REP) . . . . . 26,254 55.55
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 37 .08
SECRETARY OF STATE
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
MONICA J. LINDEEN (DEM). . . . . . 14,344 30.86
ROGER ROOTS (LIB). . . . . . . . 1,658 3.57
COREY STAPLETON (REP) . . . . . . 30,429 65.47
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 47 .10
ATTORNEY GENERAL
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
TIM FOX (REP) . . . . . . . . . 33,675 73.57
LARRY JENT (DEM) . . . . . . . . 12,023 26.27
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 77 .17
STATE AUDITOR
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
JESSE LASLOVICH (DEM) . . . . . . 16,192 35.71
MATT ROSENDALE (REP). . . . . . . 29,093 64.15
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 64 .14
STATE SUPT OF PUB INSTR
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
ELSIE ARNTZEN (REP) . . . . . . . 28,399 62.29
MELISSA ROMANO (DEM). . . . . . . 17,105 37.52
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 84 .18
SUPREME COURT CHIEF JUSTICE
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 33,540 80.33
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,215 19.67
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE #3
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
KRISTEN JURAS . . . . . . . . . 18,254 44.11
DIRK SANDEFUR . . . . . . . . . 22,946 55.45
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 182 .44
SUPREME COURT JUSTICE #6
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,360 80.17
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,005 19.83
DIST COURT JUDGE DIST 11 DPT 4
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
DAN WILSON . . . . . . . . . . 36,318 98.36
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 605 1.64
DIST COURT JUDGE DIST 11 DPT 1
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,404 81.34
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,432 18.66
STATE SENATOR DIST 2
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 11 OF 11 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
DEE L. BROWN (REP) . . . . . . . 7,923 96.36
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 299 3.64
STATE SENATOR DIST 3
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 9 OF 9 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
MELISSA L HARTMAN (DEM). . . . . . 4,921 43.13
KEITH REGIER (REP) . . . . . . . 6,480 56.79
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 10 .09
STATE SENATOR DIST 6
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 4 OF 4 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
ROLF HARMSEN (DEM) . . . . . . . 972 19.30
ALBERT D OLSZEWSKI (REP) . . . . . 4,049 80.40
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 15 .30
STATE SENATOR DIST 7
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 3 OF 3 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
JENNIFER FIELDER (REP) . . . . . . 1,433 80.55
MARK SHEETS (DEM). . . . . . . . 343 19.28
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 3 .17
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 10
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 3 OF 3 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
MARK RAY NOLAND (REP) . . . . . . 3,262 73.97
JAMES H. SWANSON (IND) . . . . . . 1,137 25.78
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 11 .25
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 11
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 4 OF 4 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
EILEEN BACH BECH (DEM) . . . . . . 1,303 25.75
DEREK SKEES (REP). . . . . . . . 3,743 73.97
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 14 .28
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 13
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 3 OF 3 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
DEBRA J ACHATZ (DEM). . . . . . . 334 18.85
BOB BROWN (REP) . . . . . . . . 1,429 80.64
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 .51
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 3
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 5 OF 5 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
ZAC PERRY (DEM) . . . . . . . . 2,464 52.89
TAYLOR ROSE (REP). . . . . . . . 2,186 46.92
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 .19
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 4
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 6 OF 6 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
DEBORAH GENTRY (DEM). . . . . . . 1,169 22.85
MATT REGIER (REP). . . . . . . . 3,938 76.99
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 8 .16
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 5
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 5 OF 5 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
CHET BILLI (REP) . . . . . . . . 2,470 43.18
DAVE FERN (DEM) . . . . . . . . 3,241 56.66
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 .16
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 6
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 4 OF 4 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
CARL GLIMM (REP) . . . . . . . . 3,754 66.15
LISA MORROW (DEM). . . . . . . . 1,606 28.30
IAN WHEELER (LIB). . . . . . . . 311 5.48
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 4 .07
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 7
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 5 OF 5 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
FRANK GARNER (REP) . . . . . . . 2,585 64.98
LYNN STANLEY (DEM) . . . . . . . 1,383 34.77
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 10 .25
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 8
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 3 OF 3 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
STEVE LAVIN (REP). . . . . . . . 3,642 76.45
C PAIGE RAPPLEYE (DEM) . . . . . . 1,110 23.30
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 12 .25
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DIST 9
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 4 OF 4 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
RANDY BRODEHL (REP) . . . . . . . 2,790 72.54
BRITTANY MACLEAN (DEM) . . . . . . 1,047 27.22
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 9 .23
CLERK OF THE DIST COURT
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
PEG L. ALLISON (REP). . . . . . . 39,419 98.62
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 551 1.38
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DIST 2
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
PAMELA J. HOLMQUIST (REP) . . . . . 31,066 68.69
EILEEN LOWERY (DEM) . . . . . . . 14,036 31.03
WRITE-IN. . . . . . . . . . . 127 .28
CONSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE NO. 116
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 31,348 68.34
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,526 31.66
INITIATIVE NO. 177
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,338 37.48
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 28,921 62.52
INITIATIVE NO. 181
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,352 35.88
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29,218 64.12
INITIATIVE NO. 182
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 42 OF 42 PRECINCTS COUNTED)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 26,461 56.70
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,211 43.30