Montana Public Service Commission election, 2024

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Montana Public Service Commission
Election details
Filing deadline: March 11, 2024
Primary: June 4, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Tony O'Donnell (R) (District 2) James Brown (R) (District 3) Jennifer Fielder (R) (District 4)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Montana
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Montana is holding an election for three of five seats on the Montana Public Service Commission on November 5, 2024. The primary was June 4, 2024. The filing deadline was March 11, 2024.

Candidates and election results

District 2

General election

General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 2

Susan Bilo and Brad Molnar are running in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Susan Bilo (D)
		Brad Molnar (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 2

Susan Bilo advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 2 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Susan Bilo	100.0	16,749

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,749
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 2

Brad Molnar defeated Kirk Bushman in the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 2 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Molnar	52.0	16,390
		Kirk Bushman	48.0	15,133

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,523
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District 3

General election

General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 3

Leonard Williams and Jeffrey Welborn are running in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Leonard Williams (D)
		Jeffrey Welborn (R)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 3

Leonard Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 3 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Leonard Williams	100.0	21,609

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,609
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 3

Jeffrey Welborn defeated Suzzann Nordwick and Rob Elwood in the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 3 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jeffrey Welborn	39.4	13,406
		Suzzann Nordwick	38.7	13,166
		Rob Elwood	21.8	7,422

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 33,994
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District 4

General election

General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 4

Incumbent Jennifer Fielder and Elena Evans are running in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jennifer Fielder (R)
		Elena Evans (Independent) (Write-in)

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 4

Incumbent Jennifer Fielder advanced from the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 4 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jennifer Fielder	100.0	31,855

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Al Dunlap (R)

Voting information

See also: Voting in Montana

Election information in Montana: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 7, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 7, 2024
• Online: N/A

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 4, 2024
• By mail: N/A by N/A
• Online: N/A

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 7, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2022

District 1

General election candidates

• Randy Pinocci  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔

 Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.

 Republican primary candidates

• Randy Pinocci (Incumbent) ✔
• K. Webb Galbreath 

Did not make the ballot:

• Arlo Christianson

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District 5

General election candidates

• John Repke  (Democratic Party) 
• Ann Bukacek  (Republican Party) ✔ 

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Kevin Hamm 
• John Repke ✔ 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Ann Bukacek ✔ 
• Dean Crabb
• Joe Dooling
• Derek Skees

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2020

See also: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2020

District 2

General election candidates

• Tony O'Donnell  (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
• Valerie McMurtry  (Democratic Party)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Valerie McMurtry ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• Tony O'Donnell (Incumbent) ✔
• Kirk Bushman
• Daniel Zolnikov

District 3

General election candidates

• Tom Woods  (Democratic Party)
• James Brown  (Republican Party) ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Rob Elwood (Independent)

 Democratic primary candidates

• Tom Woods ✔

 Republican primary candidates

• James Brown ✔
• Alan George

Did not make the ballot:

• Walter Derzay

District 4

General election candidates

• Monica Tranel  (Democratic Party) 
• Jennifer Fielder  (Republican Party) ✔

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 Democratic primary candidates

• Daniel Carlino 
• Monica Tranel ✔ 

Did not make the ballot:

• Brett Rosenberg 

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 Republican primary candidates

• Will Deschamps
• Champ Edmunds
• Jennifer Fielder ✔

Did not make the ballot:

• Webb Brown

2018

See also: Montana Public Service Commission election, 2018

General election

General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 1

Randy Pinocci defeated Doug Kaercher in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randy Pinocci (R)	59.6	44,990
		Doug Kaercher (D)	40.4	30,463

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,453
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 1

Doug Kaercher advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Doug Kaercher	100.0	14,470

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 14,470
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 1

Randy Pinocci defeated Rob Cook, Mark Wicks, and Cory McKinney in the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Randy Pinocci	34.6	8,141
		Rob Cook	30.9	7,273
		Mark Wicks	19.9	4,669
		Cory McKinney	14.6	3,433

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 23,516
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General election

General election for Montana Public Service Commission District 5

Incumbent Brad Johnson defeated Andy Shirtliff in the general election for Montana Public Service Commission District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Johnson (R)	57.8	60,434
		Andy Shirtliff (D)	42.2	44,103

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,537
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 5

Andy Shirtliff defeated Tyrel Suzor-Hoy and Henry Clay Speich in the Democratic primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andy Shirtliff	64.3	12,783
		Tyrel Suzor-Hoy	22.0	4,382
		Henry Clay Speich	13.7	2,729

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 19,894
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 5

Incumbent Brad Johnson advanced from the Republican primary for Montana Public Service Commission District 5 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Johnson	100.0	29,589

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