Tyler Gernant

Democratincumbent

County Clerk and Recorder / Treasurer · Missoula County, Montana · November 3, 2026

Unopposed on this ballot.

Tyler Gernant, a former tax and business attorney who has been Missoula County treasurer since at least 2021, is the unchallenged Democratic incumbent for Clerk and Recorder/Treasurer, the office that records property documents, issues vital records, registers vehicles, and bills and collects property taxes. He has publicly explained property tax changes and raised concerns about state relief missing mobile-home owners; no stated position on levies or partisan labels for county offices was found.

What this office decides

The Clerk and Recorder / Treasurer records deeds and other property documents, issues birth and death certificates, registers and titles motor vehicles, and bills and collects property taxes for Missoula County and the other local governments that levy them. Elections are run by a separate county department. Elected in a partisan race to a four-year term.

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Dossier

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

Donald Trump: nothing found. No Trump endorsement of or statement about Gernant was found in searches through September 23, 2026.

Who they are

Tyler Gernant (D) holds this office, with a four-year term expiring in 2026 (Missoula County), and is running unchallenged (MTFP); he was already county treasurer by June 2021 (KGVO). A University of Montana law graduate, he practiced tax, business and real estate law for seven years (Missoula County). The combined office records property documents, issues birth and death certificates, registers vehicles, and bills and collects property taxes for all county taxing jurisdictions; a separate department runs elections (Missoula County). He is also county surveyor (Missoula County).

Positions

Party politics in courts and agencies: No public position found.
Local taxes & projects: No position found on levies; he has explained that local property taxes "can only go up at half the rate of inflation" (KGVO).
Property tax relief: On the state's opt-in relief affecting mobile-home owners: "The opt-in aspect inevitably leaves people out" (MTFP).

Record

On Feb. 6, 2025 he testified for SB 169, ending some intangible-property exemptions for utilities and other centrally assessed companies; an AI-generated hearing summary says he argued the different treatment reduces tax fairness (Citizen Portal). He has prioritized shorter motor vehicle wait times (Missoula County).

Money

No campaign site or fundraising totals found; COPP data was not readable (COPP).

What we couldn't find

Views on partisan labels for county offices; levy positions; fundraising; any Trump endorsement or criticism.
His first election year; a Missoulian Q&A was paywalled (Missoulian).

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