Eight legislative candidates disqualified from primary list

By: Micah Drew

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 7, 2026

Words: 447

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Eight candidates that filed to run for the Legislature — seven Democrats and one Republican — have been disqualified from the primary election for failing to complete required paperwork.

The disqualifications cleared the field of opponents in one election, leaving incumbent Republican Sen. Daniel Zolnikov the de facto winner. He joins 10 other candidates in becoming presumptive 2027 legislators.

“The free pass was an unexpected, but very happy surprise,” Zolnikov told the Daily …

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