Lewis and Clark County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Llew is a partner in Frontline Ag Solutions, a John Deere dealership, along with Courtesy Ford and Pure Bliss Cycles, per the campaign site. His family has farmed and ranched across Teton, Pondera and Toole counties since 1896, per the campaign site. He has served over a decade as state representative for House District 18 and currently chairs the House Appropriations Committee, per the campaign site.

Erin is a working mother and nonprofit leader with over 20 years of experience in law, public policy and nonprofit leadership, per the campaign site. She is a longtime resident of the Helena-area Senate District 41, per the campaign site.

Dru describes herself as a blue collar homeschool mom and small business owner who has been married more than 20 years, per a guest column she wrote in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. She is based in East Helena and is running for Montana Senate District 41 as a Libertarian, per her campaign site.

Mary Ann currently serves as the state legislator representing Helena, East Helena and the Helena Valley, per the campaign site.

Stephen has been married to Valerie for 20 years and is the father of five, per the campaign site. He is a business owner and founder of Liberty Networks, per the campaign site.

Shayne graduated from Butte High School in 1990 and studied at Montana Tech, Carroll College and Chemeketa Community College, per the campaign site. He has worked as a radio broadcaster, a newspaper and television journalist, publisher of The Valley Explorer, and a wildland firefighter for eight seasons, and currently works for Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks at the Warm Springs unit, per the campaign site. Ballot status: Shayne Morgan filed as an independent by petition; the Secretary of State's list showed the petition as pending when checked on September 17, 2026.

Trish has worked as an educational therapist for more than 25 years specializing in reading and writing challenges and holds a master's degree in special education, per the campaign site. She has lived in Helmsville for nearly a decade and has volunteered for four years as a citizen advocate on education policy in Helena, per the campaign site.

Luke is a software engineer and data analyst who was born and raised in Helena, per the campaign site. He has served on the House Appropriations and House Ethics committees and sits on the School Funding Interim Commission and a rural broadband funding commission, per the campaign site.

Chiko owned and operated a Dairy Queen business in Helena for 28 years and has called Montana home for 40 years, per the campaign site. She is running for House District 79 with a focus on fiscal responsibility and support for small businesses, per the campaign site.

Katie describes experience in constituent services and advocacy on her campaign site, saying she has spoken with Montanans across the state in those roles, per the campaign site.

Megan was born and raised in Helena, earned biology and secondary education degrees from Montana State University, and has taught in Helena for more than twenty years, per the campaign site. She also owns a small photography business and has researched bacteriophages, potential treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, since 2004, per the campaign site.

Janet has served in the Montana Legislature since 2015 and has lived in Helena for more than 35 years, per the campaign site. She served as minority vice chair of the Senate Finance and Claims Committee from 2021 to 2025 and is now running for House District 81, per the campaign site.

Looney has seven years of experience in law enforcement and decades of experience working in the courts, per the campaign site.

Elverum is a Major in the Army National Guard who has served as city attorney for East Helena and previously served as an Army Ranger, per the campaign site. He has a decade of community involvement in the Helena and East Helena area and has served on several boards, per the campaign site.

Aaron is a military veteran and small business owner based in East Helena, per the campaign site. He has lived in Montana for 15 years and has served as an East Helena precinct captain for five years, per the campaign site.

Roy is a 1985 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy who retired after 32 years of Air Force service in 2013, per the campaign site. He has also worked as an FAA-certified aircraft dispatcher, a middle school science teacher, and now works as a Management and Program Analyst with the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Montana VA Healthcare System, per the campaign site.