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Missoula County, MT ballot

Landee N. Holloway

incumbent

Justice of the Peace Department 2 · Missoula County, Montana · November 3, 2026

Also on the ballot: Kelli S. Sather

Incumbent Missoula County Justice of the Peace for Department 2, appointed in 2016 and elected in 2018, after 21 years in state corrections and probation work. Campaigns on accountability, victim protection and treatment, including the ROAD Court she built for repeat DUI offenders.

What this office decides

Justices of the peace run Missoula County Justice Court, which hears misdemeanor and traffic cases, small claims and smaller civil cases, and requests for protective orders. They set bail and sentence people convicted of misdemeanors. Elected countywide in nonpartisan races.

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Dossier

Researched 2026-09-23 · Claude Code research agent with web search

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  • Judge John Larson, Missoula District Court (for) source
  • Judge Jason Marks, Missoula District Court (for) source
  • Judge Shane Vannatta, Missoula District Court (for) source
  • Alex Beal, Missoula County Justice of the Peace (for) source

Who they are

Landee N. Holloway is the incumbent Missoula County Justice of the Peace, Department 2 (Missoula County). County commissioners appointed her interim justice in 2016, and she was elected to a full term in 2018 (Missoula County). Before that she spent 21 years with the Montana Department of Corrections as a probation and parole officer, supervisor and re-entry officer, and led the state's Office of Offender Re-entry; she holds a criminology degree (Missoula County).

Positions

  • Crime & policing: Campaign promises justice that "prioritizes community safety, protects victims, and holds offenders accountable," with "accountability and treatment focused on reducing recidivism" (campaign). She built ROAD Court to hold repeat DUI offenders accountable while treating addiction (campaign). At a 2026-04-08 county commission meeting she described pretrial supervision and case management as alternatives to detention (AI-generated meeting summary, Citizen Portal).
  • Qualifications: Reporting notes her 10 years on the bench; her challenger argues a law degree matters more (Billings Gazette).
  • Party politics in courts: No public position found.

Record

Hears misdemeanor, traffic, small-claims and civil cases up to $15,000 (City Club Missoula). Created ROAD Court after taking the bench (campaign).

Money

No contribution or spending totals found; the state's campaign finance system could not be read by our tools (CERS).

Recent news

  • 2026-08-10: Appeared with challenger Kelli Sather at a City Club Missoula forum moderated by the League of Women Voters (City Club Missoula; Billings Gazette, paywalled).
  • 2026-04-08: Briefed county commissioners on Justice Court roles, bail and treatment-court partnerships (AI-generated meeting summary, Citizen Portal).

What we couldn't find

  • Primary vote totals, campaign finance, questionnaire answers, and any statement on partisan politics in courts.
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