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Flathead County, Montana

Montana House District 8

2 candidates are tracked for Montana House District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Calvin Lime and Lukas Schubert. Candidate information follows official Flathead County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Calvin Lime (Democratic), Lukas Schubert (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montana House District 8. Lukas Schubert 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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Lukas Schubert, is on the ballot.

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Calvin Lime

Democratic

Biography

Calvin Lime is the Democratic nominee for Montana House District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Montana Secretary of State's 2026 candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Lukas Schubert

Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • Decreasing property taxes and exploring income tax cuts and small business tax relief
  • Lowering housing costs by reducing sector taxes and fees and restricting non-citizen or foreign corporate land ownership
  • Transparency measures and institutional checks related to court decisions

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Lukas is a Glacier High School graduate who now attends Flathead Valley Community College and works in landscaping, per the campaign site. He has served on the Flathead County Transportation Advisory Committee and as Executive Director for Montanans for Fair Elections, and in the 2025 legislature he sponsored HB752, letting child sexual abuse victims sue websites that distribute abuse imagery, per the campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Montana House District 8 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Montana House District 8 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Calvin Lime and Lukas Schubert. Candidate information follows official Flathead County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Montana House District 8 election in Montana?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Montana are on the Montana election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Candidate roster from official Flathead County and state election office filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles
Calvin Lime, full profileLukas Schubert, full profileOfficial Montana election office