There are two candidates running for mayor of Missoula in the Nov. 4, 2025, election: incumbent Andrea Davis and Shawn Knopp.

Three lawsuits have been filed against the attorney general over ballot language rewrites to three issues that aim to keep judicial races in Montana nonpartisan, following on the heels of a legislative session where lawmakers brought several bills aimed at doing the opposite.

MISSOULA — The Missoula Office of Neighborhoods and the League of Women Voters Missoula have canceled the mayoral candidate forum, which had been planned for Tuesday evening. Candidates Andrea Davis and Shawn Knopp were scheduled to take part in the event, but because of a medical procedure, Knopp is unable to participate.

Dean McGovern writes, The public deserves to vote on this important initiative, and they deserve to have fair ballot language presented to them when they do.

Knudsen’s revision reads: “CI-131, if passed, mandates Montana supreme court and district court elections be non-partisan. A non-partisan election prohibits labeling candidates on the ballot according to the political party the candidate aligns with including labels like independent.”

Lawsuit before state Supreme Court asserts rewritten ballot measure is ‘misleading and prejudicial;’ now a second measure has identical language.

If you live in Laurel, you may be getting a letter in the mail saying to pay extra close attention to your ballot. That's because voters in Ward 2 and Ward 4 received mixed up ballots.

A second nonpartisan judicial elections ballot initiative received the OK of Montana’s attorney general Oct. 9, but with the same edits that triggered a lawsuit

Voters in cities and towns across Montana will elect municipal leaders and decide local ballot measures Nov. 4. These are the races and issues MTFP’s staff is keeping an eye

Opinion: The Nov. 4 municipal general election is an all mail ballot election. There will be no polling locations on Election Day.

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