Politics

The University of Montana’s Big Sky poll recently queried just over 300 registered Montana voters on a number of political issues, including the impeachment of President Trump, the economy and how Montana’s elected officials have performed.

The State Republican Convention wrapped up Saturday in Helena with some major announcements and cross-office moves by candidates for state offices.

Two-term Republican Montana Attorney General Tim Fox officially announced on Thursday that he is running for the Republican nomination for Governor of the State of Montana.

Election Day 2018, and polls are open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton released the results of Friday’s ‘Youth Vote 2018’ and the Republican ticket won the day.

In a statement released on Thursday, October 11, Missoula Justice of the Peace Marie Andersen reiterated that the recent attacks on her are politically motivated, since they come so close to an election

Missoula County Sheriff T.J. McDermott has called many of the complaints filed against his reelection campaign by opponent Travis Wafstet ‘de minimis’, or ‘too trivial or minor to merit consideration, especially in law’.

Questions were raised this week about Montana Green Party Senate Candidate Tim Adams, and whether or not he was actually just a republican running to split votes away from Democrat Jon Tester.

The expenditures in Montana are thousands more than he gave in most states, but are far less than the $30,000 plus he spent in New York and California.

Many Montana voters were sick and tired of all the radio ads, mailbox flyers and phone calls by the end of the recent congressional special election, but some also experienced a new type of political advertising: text messages.