Chouteau County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Chouteau County races, led by the Public Service Commission District 1 contest.
Districts and boards
Public Service Commission District 1Angeline Cheek (D) · Jeff Pattison (R)
Angeline Cheek (Democratic) and Jeff Pattison (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Public Service Commission District 1.
Angeline Cheek Democratic
Angeline Cheek resides on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation and has spent about eighteen years as an advocate for Indigenous issues, per the Northern Plains Independent. She holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice, is pursuing a master's degree in psychology, and has nearly completed a bachelor's degree in elementary education, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jeff Pattison Republican
- Wants to fight unnecessary utility rate hikes and push for fair cost allocation so rural and fixed income families are not burdened by volatile energy prices
- Supports modernizing transmission lines, expanding natural gas access, and improving rural broadband reliability
- Wants open PSC hearings, clear utility billing, and a balanced energy mix of coal, natural gas, hydro, renewables, and new technology
Per the campaign site.
About Jeff Pattison
Jeff Pattison is a farmer and rancher from Valley County who served two terms in the Montana House of Representatives, in 2001 and 2003, per KTVH. He has since served on several boards and organizations related to Montana agriculture, energy, and community development, per his campaign site.
Republican Jeff Pattison and Democrat Angeline Cheek are running for the open Public Service Commission District 1 seat; sitting Commissioner Randy Pinocci did not file for reelection, per the Montana Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
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Chouteau County is split across 2 Montana House districts.
Find your districts by addressMontana House: 2 districtsDistricts 26, 32
Montana House District 26Paul Jefferson (D) · Russel Miner (R)
Paul Jefferson Democratic
- Affordable healthcare and housing, public safety, and regulation of data centers
- Election integrity and privacy protections
- Economic opportunity, public lands protection and public education
Per the campaign site.
About Paul Jefferson
Jefferson was born in 1955 at Larson Air Force Base in Moses Lake, Washington, and later lived in Hawaii and Texas before settling in Montana, where he has resided for 10 years; his family heritage includes pioneer settlers and military veterans, per the campaign site.
Russel Miner Republican Incumbent
Russ is a Republican state representative from Stockett serving his second session in the Montana House, after previously serving in 2023, per the Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker. He sits on the House Taxation Committee and is vice chair of the House Agriculture Committee, and has sponsored bills on property tax assessment cycles and water rights alignment. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Paul Jefferson (Democratic), Russel Miner (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montana House District 26. Russel Miner is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's list. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the Montana Secretary of State's 2026 candidate list.
Full race pageMontana House District 32Mike Fox (D)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Mike Fox Democratic Incumbent
Mike is a Democratic representative from Hays serving his third session in the Legislature after previously serving in the Montana Senate in 2021 and 2023, per the Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker. He sits on the House Appropriations Committee and its Joint Appropriations Section B for Health and Human Services. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.
Mike Fox (Democratic) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montana House District 32; unopposed candidates still appear on Montana ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Mike Fox is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's list. Party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary, per the Montana Secretary of State's 2026 candidate list.
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Montana party nominees were chosen at the June 2, 2026 primary (plurality, no runoffs); the field is the Secretary of State's 2026 candidate list, where Nominated marks each party's nominee. Independent candidates qualify by petition. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot. All 100 state House seats and half of the 50 state Senate seats are up, along with two Public Service Commission districts, a Supreme Court seat and county offices.
Who is on the ballot in Chouteau County, Montana on November 3, 2026?
Chouteau County sample ballot 2026: who is running for public service commission and montana house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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