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| Office | District(s) |
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United States Representative 2-year term |
#1, #2 (District boundaries have been designated by the Districting and Apportionment Committee) |
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Public Service Commissioner 4-year term |
#1, #5 PSC Litigation update: The Federal District Court ruled on 3/8/22 in the case of Brown v. Jacobsen (CV 21–92–H–PJW–DWM–BMM). The order enjoined the 2003 Commission map and ordered a temporary map included in the federal court decision to certify candidates in District 1 and 5 for the 2022 election. The temporary map has Glacier, Pondera, and Musselshell County in PSC District 1 and Deer Lodge County in District 4. Candidates who have filed or considering filing for PSC District #1 or #5 should verify their eligibility with the new district boundaries. Note, the temporary map expires upon legislative adoption of new districts by regular or special session. |
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Supreme Court Justice 8-year term |
#1, #2 |
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District Court Judge 6-year term |
District 1, Dept 4 District 4, Dept 4 District 8, Dept 1 (Unexpired) District 11, Dept 4 District 11, Dept 5 District 13, Dept 4 (Unexpired) District 13, Dept 6 District 18, Dept 1 (Unexpired) District 18, Dept 4 (Unexpired) District 19, Dept 1 District 21, Dept. 1 |
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State Senator 4-year term |
Districts: 1,4,5,8,9,11,12,13,14,19,20,22,24,27,29,30,32,33,34,41,42,43,48,49,50 |
| State Senator Unexpired term |
District: 15, 39 |
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State Representative 2-year term |
Districts 1-100 |
- Declaration for Nomination and Oath of Candidacy
- Filing Information for Major Party Candidates and Candidates for Nonpartisan Offices
- 2022 Offices, Qualifications, and Fees
- Candidate Calendar
- Write-In Candidate Forms and Filing Information
- Independent/Minor Party/Indigent and Political Party Qualification
- Term Limits
- Change of Address – Legislature
- Withdrawal of Candidacy
- Candidate Appointment
- Petition for Recount
- Applicable Laws
For detailed legislative district maps for elections held from 2004-2022, please follow the links below:
- For elections that were held from 2004-2014, reference this Montana Legislative District map.
- For elections being held from 2014-2022, reference this Montana Legislative District map.
2022 potential candidates please note: due to the 2013 Redistricting Plan, legislative candidates should carefully check the House or Senate District boundaries to determine that you meet candidacy or office qualifications.
Each candidate for office must affirm when they file their candidate filing form that they meet (or will meet within constitutional and statutory deadlines) the qualifications prescribed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S. and the State of Montana.
- 2012 and 2014 Precinct and Legislative District Comparisons
- 2014 House and Senate Districts to Counties
- 2014 Senate and House Districts to Counties and Hold over Senators
- 2014 Counties to House and Senate Districts
- 2014-2022 Senate and House Maps (scroll down on page to view city-specific and county-specific maps; for detailed precinct-level maps, contact the county election office)
If you are interested in running as a candidate for one of Montana’s qualified political parties, check the status of parties currently qualified for the ballot at https://sosmt.gov/elections/parties.
If you are interested in running as a write-in candidate, independent or as a representative of a party that has not qualified for the ballot in Montana, please visit Forms and Filing Information or contact the Secretary of State’s office at 406-444-9608 for more information, or contact the Elections and Voter Services division at [email protected].
The Elections and Voter Services Division is not responsible for campaign or lobbying issues. A separate agency, the Commissioner of Political Practices, has jurisdiction over campaign finance and campaign issues. The commissioner also monitors and enforces laws relating to lobbying disclosure and ethical standards of conduct for legislators, public officers, and state employees.
Candidate filing will open at 8:00 a.m. on January 9, 2020 and closes at 5 p.m. on March 9, 2020. Statewide, State District, or Legislative candidates can file online, in person at the Secretary of State’s office, or by mail or fax (filing fee must be paid at time of filing). Local candidates file with the county election office.
Candidate filing opened at 8:00 a.m. on January 11, 2018 and closed at 5 p.m. on March 12, 2018. File in person at the Secretary of State’s office or by mail or fax (filing fee must be paid at time of filing). Local candidates file with the county election office.
Note: The online candidate filing service closed at 5 p.m. on March 12. (Independent and minor party candidates can file a declaration for nomination in person or by mail or fax until 5 p.m. on June 4; independent and minor party candidate petition signatures must be submitted to county election offices by 5 p.m. on May 29).
- January 11, 2018 – First day for declarations for nomination to be filed for Primary Election
- March 12, 2018 – 5:00 p.m. Last day for candidates to file declarations for Primary Election
- May 29, 2018 – 5:00 p.m. Last day for Independent/Minor Party/Indigent candidates to submit signed petitions to county election administrators (declaration and filing fee are due to appropriate filing officer by June 4, 2018)
- June 5, 2018 – Primary Election
- October 1, 2018 – Deadline for write-in candidates to file a Declaration of Intent for the General Election
- November 6, 2018 – Federal General Election
- Candidate Campaign Finance Requirements
- A separate agency, the Commissioner of Political Practices, handles campaign finance filings
- Contact the office of the Commissioner of Political Practices for information on filing a C-1, C-3 and other campaign finance forms: 406-444-2942
2018 Offices, Qualifications, and Fees
- United States Senator, 6-year term
- United States Representative, 2-year term
- Public Service Commissioner, 4-year term
- District 1
- District 5
- Clerk of the Supreme Court, 6-year term
- Supreme Court Justice, 8-year term
- #4
- #2* remainder of term
- District Court Judge, 6-year term
- District 1, Dept 1; District 1, Dept 2; District 2, Dept 1; District 2, Dept 2; District 3, Dept 1; District 4, Dept 1; District 4, Dept 2; District 4, Dept 3; District 5, Dept 1; District 6, Dept 1; District 7, Dept 1; District 8, Dept 1; District 8, Dept 2; District 8, Dept 3; District 8, Dept 4* remainder of term; District 9, Dept 1; District 10, Dept 1; District 11, Dept 1; District 11, Dept 2; District 11, Dept 3; District 12, Dept 1; District 13, Dept 1; District 13, Dept 2; District 13, Dept 3; District 13, Dept 7; District 13, Dept 8; District 14, Dept 1; District 15, Dept 1; District 16, Dept 1; District 16, Dept 2; District 17, Dept 1; District 18, Dept 1; District 18, Dept 3; District 18, Dept 2* remainder of term; District 20, Dept 2; District 22, Dept 1
- State Senator, 4-year term
- Districts 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 41, 42, 43, 48, 49, and 50
- State Representative, 2-year term
- Districts 1 – 100