Shawn White Wolf

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Shawn White Wolf

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November 4, 2025

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Shawn White Wolf ran for election to the Helena City Commission in Montana. He lost in the general election on November 4, 2025.

Elections

2025

See also: City elections in Helena, Montana (2025)

General election

General election for Helena City Commission (2 seats)

Incumbent Melinda Reed and Ben Rigby defeated Haley McKnight and Shawn White Wolf in the general election for Helena City Commission on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melinda Reed (Nonpartisan)	36.6	6,522
✔		Ben Rigby (Nonpartisan)	31.7	5,650
		Haley McKnight (Nonpartisan)	20.5	3,647
	Submit photo	Shawn White Wolf (Nonpartisan)	11.3	2,013

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source	Total votes: 17,832
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Helena City Commission (2 seats)

Incumbent Melinda Reed, Ben Rigby, Haley McKnight, and Shawn White Wolf defeated Brenton Craggs in the primary for Helena City Commission on September 9, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melinda Reed (Nonpartisan)	35.6	5,940
✔		Ben Rigby (Nonpartisan)	23.4	3,900
✔		Haley McKnight (Nonpartisan)	22.2	3,702
✔	Submit photo	Shawn White Wolf (Nonpartisan)	10.9	1,827
	Submit photo	Brenton Craggs (Nonpartisan)	7.1	1,185
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	140

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,694
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for White Wolf in this election.

2024

See also: Montana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Governor of Montana

Incumbent Greg Gianforte defeated Ryan Busse and Kaiser Leib in the general election for Governor of Montana on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Gianforte (R)	58.9	354,569
		Ryan Busse (D)	38.6	232,644
		Kaiser Leib (L)	2.5	15,191

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 602,404
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Montana

Ryan Busse defeated Jim Hunt in the Democratic primary for Governor of Montana on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ryan Busse	71.0	70,857
	Submit photo	Jim Hunt	29.0	29,004

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 99,861
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Shawn White Wolf (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Montana

Incumbent Greg Gianforte defeated Tanner Smith in the Republican primary for Governor of Montana on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Greg Gianforte	75.2	144,827
		Tanner Smith	24.8	47,713

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 192,540
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Libertarian primary election

The Libertarian primary election was canceled. Kaiser Leib advanced from the Libertarian primary for Governor of Montana.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for White Wolf in this election.

Campaign themes

2025

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2024

Shawn White Wolf did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

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