Two Republicans ahead in Public Service Commissioner races

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: November 4, 2026

Words: 165

Last Updated: 5 days, 16 hours ago

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Republican incumbent Annie Bukacek had pulled ahead of Democrat Kevin Hamm by 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the race to serve on Montana’s Public Service Commission.

Bukacek had 51% of the vote in district No. 5, which covers a chunk of northwest Montana. Hamm had 49%.

Most but not all precincts had fully reported, but the race had been tight all night, and the candidates were separated by 851 votes.

Bukacek had 37,255, and Hamm had …

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