2025 Granite County Municipal Calendar

*************Due to HB 207 candidate open and closing dates have changed******************

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 - Candidate filing opens at 8 am

Declaration of Nomination and Oath of Candidacy shall be filed in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office

located in the Granite County Courthouse; 220 N Sansome St., Philipsburg, MT  59858

Three (3) council member seats - 4 yr term each

Mayor - 4 yr term

Monday, June 11, 2025 - Candidate filing closes at 5 pm

Primary Election Tuesday, September 9, 2025 (if needed)

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - Municipal General Election

Filed for office

Philipsburg Mayor: Greg Bahr, Jacquelyn Butler, Anne Fillmore.

Philipsburg Town Council: Charlie Fritz, Gary Fujinami, Joshua Henderson, Sue Kelly, John Laigaie III.

Drummond Mayor: Gail Leeper.

Drummond Town Council: Earl Clute, Michael O'Dell.

Filing fees

Philipsburg

Mayor $519.45

Councilperson $52.51

Drummond

Mayor $60.00

Councilperson $15.00

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2025 Granite County Hospital Board Election Calendar

Updated March 11, 2025

Election cancelled - due to number of candidates less than number of seats to be filled.

Election Day – May 6, 2025

Thursday, December 12, 2024 – Candidate filing opens

Monday, February 10, 2025 – Candidate filing closes at 5pm

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 - Ballots mailed

SEAT 1 - 3 yr term (expires 2028)

SEAT 3 - remainder of 3 yr term (expires 2026)

Declaration of Nomination and Oath of Candidacy shall be filed (no fee) in the Clerk & Recorder’s Office located in the Granite County Courthouse; 220 N Sansome St., Philipsburg, MT  59858

Filed for office

Seat 1: Wendy Dyer, filed then resigned; Laureen Joest, appointed.

Seat 3: No one filed; David Warden, appointed.

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Granite County abstract of votes for the Federal General Election held November 5, 2024 can be found within the November 2024 minutes on the Commissioner's page.