County voters opt for nonpartisan elections

Lewis and Clark County will be the 17th county in Montana to hold nonpartisan elections for county offices, after nearly 56 percent of voters approved the measure in the Nov. 5 election.

According to preliminary county election results on the county website, more than 18,000 voters cast ballots on the questions, with more than 10,000 of those votes favoring nonpartisan elections. Provisional ballo...