Candidate filing starts on the Hi-Line

Editor’s note: This corrects the spelling of the last name of Liberty County Attorney Robert Padmos

Havre Daily News staff

A flurry of candidates filed in state and county elections this morning, the opening day for candidate filing, included a contested Senate race in the district that includes Havre.

Havre business owner and Republican activist Brad Lotton filed today with the Montana Secretary of State to challenge state Sen. Russ Tempel, R-Chester in June's Republican primary for Senate District 14, with Bear Paw Development Corp. Executive Director Paul Tuss filing as a Democrat in that r...