2025 School Election Results
Voters on Tuesday approved a high school levy for Kalispell Public Schools for the first time since 2007. They also passed a levy in Whitefish and decided on school board trustees.
By Maggie Dresser
School districts across Flathead County held elections on Tuesday where voters decided elementary and high school levies in Kalispell, Whitefish and Columbia Falls and school board trustees. Below are the unofficial results for local school district elections. Results will not become official until they are canvassed by the school board.
Kalispell Public Schools
For the first time since 2007, voters approved the high school levy, with 55.57% for the levy and 44.34% against it, according to the Flathead County Elections Office. Voter turnout was the highest in recent history, with 49.49% of ballots submitted.
“This is a landmark moment for education in Kalispell, and we’re incredibly grateful to our community for this vote of confidence,” KPS Superintendent Matt Jensen said in a news release. “This levy campaign brought our community together in unprecedented ways, creating meaningful dialogue about the value of education. This successful outcome reflects our shared commitment to providing students with exceptional opportunities for success in career and college following graduation.”
The levy will provide approximately $2.9 million in additional funding and will prevent the elimination of more than 100 course offerings and more than 20 teaching positions.
“The Board of Trustees is committed to honoring the trust our voters have placed in us through transparent, responsible stewardship of these resources,” KPS Board of Trustees Chair Scott Warnell said in the release. “This successful levy provides the foundation we need to continue building educational excellence in Kalispell.”
Unofficial Results:
Flathead High School General Fund Levy
Yes: 11,641
No: 9,307
Whitefish School District Levy
Yes: 2,371
No: 1,638
Deer Park School District Bond Measure
Yes: 142
No: 303
Cayuse Prairie School District Trustee
David Dowell – 343
Susan Horner-Till – 489
Deer Park School District Trustee
Cynthia Barnes – 184
Mikala Cordes – 162
Smith Valley School District Trustee
Jodi Brown – 138
Joe Heidecker – 217
Kyla Huchendorf – 152
Josh Hunt – 274