Powell County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Annie Bukacek, of Kalispell, is a physician with more than forty years of experience who operates a small medical practice and holds a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Illinois College of Medicine, per the Flathead Beacon. She has served as the District 5 Public Service Commissioner since 2022 and previously served on the Flathead City-County Board of Health, per the same source and the Commission's own website.

Kevin Hamm is a small business owner and community organizer who has called Montana home since childhood, per his campaign site. He has served on community boards including the Queen City Ballet and Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies, and founded the Happiness and Joy Foundation, a nonprofit that has directed the Montana Pride celebration for more than a decade. He founded Studio 19 in 2010, which manages live video production for Frontier Conference athletics and streaming for Carroll College, and later launched Auxilyum Technologies, an information technology support company for small businesses, per the same source.

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.