Ed Zink
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Biography
Ed Zink serves as District Court Judge, Department 10, of Montana's 13th Judicial District in Yellowstone County, per Yellowstone County. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Yellowstone County, Montana
District Court Judge, 13th Judicial District, Department 10
Yellowstone County, Montana
District Court Judge, 13th Judicial District, Department 10
One candidate is tracked for District Court Judge, 13th Judicial District, Department 10 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Ed Zink. Candidate information follows official Yellowstone County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
About this race
Ed Zink is the sitting judge and no one filed against the seat, so the November 3, 2026 ballot asks voters in the 13th Judicial District (Yellowstone) to approve or reject keeping the judge, under Article VII, Section 8 of the Montana Constitution. Montana judicial races are nonpartisan. Listed from the Montana Secretary of State's 2026 candidate list.
What this office does
Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Ed Zink, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.