Elections

2025 Flathead County Municipal Election Results

Ryan Hunter clung to an early lead in the Kalispell mayoral race with 2,930 votes, edging out Kisa Davison's 2,667 and Sid Daoud's 1,790, according to the Flathead County Election Department’s preliminary results

By Beacon Staff
Poll workers Jim Moody and Clarice Tuttle collect ballots at a dropbox outside the Flathead County Election Department on Nov. 4, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

Polls closed at 8 p.m. on Nov. 4. These are the preliminary unofficial results as of 11:15 p.m., with 32,124 ballots cast and processed. The results are unofficial until provisional ballots are run, and the election is canvassed.

Please see the Flathead Beacon’s 2025 Local Election Guide for candidate questionnaires and more.

Kalispell

Mayor

Kisa Davison: 2,667

Ryan Hunter: 2,930

Sid Daoud: 1,790

City Council Ward 1

Top candidate elected to four-year term

Sandy Carlson*: 736

Wes Walker: 1,121

City Council Ward 2

Top candidate elected to four-year term

Lisa Blank* (unopposed): 1,772

City Council Ward 3

Top candidate elected to four-year term

Kyle Waterman: 847

Kyle Voigtlander: 422

Brenton (Wes) Gardner: 140

City Council Ward 4

Top candidate elected to four-year term

Jed Fisher*: 788

Bruce Guthrie: 543

Election Day at the Flathead County Election Department on Nov. 4, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

Whitefish

Top three candidates elected to four-year terms

*Ben Davis: 1,569

*Andy Feury: 1,337

*Giuseppe (GMan) Caltabiano: 1,257

Nathan Dugan: 1,187

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Columbia Falls

Top three city council candidates elected to four-year terms. (Mayor Donald W. Barnhart is running for re-election in an uncontested race.)

Paula Robinson*: 732

Marijke Stob: 676

Christopher Semok: 509

Hannah Pennington: 444

*incumbent

Voters shuffle in and out of the Flathead County Election Department on Nov. 4, 2025. Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon

Flathead County Public Safety Facility Bond

Flathead County officials say the $105 million public safety bond would double capacity and enhance safety at a new location in south Kalispell

Yes: 18,340

No: 13,568

Columbia Falls High School Bond

The $84.8 million bond would pay for an expansion and additions to the high school, which would mark the school’s first major renovation in 30 years

Yes: 1,469

No: 3,148

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