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Lela Graham
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Lela Graham (Democratic Party) is running for election to the Montana House of Representatives to represent District 21. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
Elections
2026
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 21
Lela Graham, Trevor Funseth, and Eric Peterson are running in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 21 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Lela Graham (D) | ||
| Trevor Funseth (R) | ||
| Eric Peterson (R) | ||
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2024
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Edward Buttrey defeated Lela Graham in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 21 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Edward Buttrey (R) | 67.6 | 3,662 |
| Lela Graham (D) | 32.4 | 1,758 | ||
| Total votes: 5,420 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 21
Lela Graham advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 21 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lela Graham | 100.0 | 957 | |
| Total votes: 957 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Edward Buttrey defeated James Osterman in the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 21 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Buttrey | 72.6 | 1,327 |
| James Osterman | 27.4 | 501 | ||
| Total votes: 1,828 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joshua Rosales (L)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Graham in this election.
2022
See also: Montana House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Montana House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Edward Buttrey defeated Lela Graham in the general election for Montana House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Buttrey (R) | 65.6 | 2,479 |
| Lela Graham (D) | 34.4 | 1,301 | ||
| Total votes: 3,780 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 21
Lela Graham advanced from the Democratic primary for Montana House of Representatives District 21 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lela Graham | 100.0 | 620 | |
| Total votes: 620 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 21
Incumbent Edward Buttrey advanced from the Republican primary for Montana House of Representatives District 21 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Edward Buttrey | 100.0 | 1,298 |
| Total votes: 1,298 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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2022
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
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