Toole County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026

Toole County, Montana

5 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Toole County races, led by the Public Service Commission District 5 contest.

3 races on the November ballot · 5 candidates
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Public Service Commission District 5Annie Bukacek (R) · Kevin Hamm (D)

Annie Bukacek (Republican) and Kevin Hamm (Democratic) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Public Service Commission District 5.

Annie Bukacek Republican Incumbent

Top priorities
  • On new data centers, wants to ensure existing residential and small business customers are not saddled with any share of a data center's energy costs
  • On the proposed NorthWestern and Black Hills utility merger, supports the Commission's standard process of collecting public comment and building as complete an evidentiary record as possible before deciding
  • Notes the Commission is one of Montana's smallest state agencies and has suggested additional funding could support hiring more industry experienced examiners

Per the Montana Free Press candidate questionnaire.

About Annie Bukacek

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 Democratic

Top priorities
  • Opposes the Commission's recent decision to raise NorthWestern Energy's residential base rates and to shift more risk for the utility's energy buying decisions onto ratepayers, and wants a commission that prioritizes families over utility profits
  • Wants the state to build out wind, solar, and storage capacity as part of Montana's electricity generation future

Per the campaign site.

About Kevin Hamm

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.

Republican incumbent Annie Bukacek faces Democrat Kevin Hamm for the Public Service Commission District 5 seat, per the Montana Secretary of State's certified candidate list.

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Montana Senate District 9Noy Holland (D) · Llew Jones (R)

Noy Holland Democratic

Noy Holland is the Democratic nominee for Montana Senate District 9 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Montana Secretary of State's 2026 candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

Llew Jones Republican

Top priorities
  • Says he votes with the interests of his district in mind
  • Supports economic development and stable job growth
  • Supports education funding and policy

Per the campaign site.

About Llew Jones

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.

Noy Holland (Democratic), Llew Jones (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montana Senate District 9. The state's list marks no incumbent for this seat. 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 House District 18Bruce "Butch" Gillespie (R)

Unopposed: still on your ballot.

Bruce "Butch" Gillespie Republican

Bruce, who goes by Butch, is a fourth session Republican state senator from Ethridge who represents Senate District 9, covering Shelby, Conrad, Choteau, Wolf Creek and Lincoln, and is term limited from that seat, per the Montana Free Press Capitol Tracker. He has sponsored legislation on farmers markets, livestock boards, veterinary medicine and hail insurance. No campaign website was found as of September 17, 2026.

Bruce "Butch" Gillespie (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Montana House District 18; unopposed candidates still appear on Montana ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. The state's list marks no incumbent for this seat. 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.

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Who is on the ballot in Toole County, Montana on November 3, 2026?

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