Judge Wilson announces second bid for Supreme Court seat; Baker set to retire
Flathead District Court Judge Dan Wilson, announced Wednesday he will again enter a race for the Montana Supreme Court, after losing his 2024 election for a seat on the state’s highest court.
Wilson ran for the Supreme Court last fall against now-Justice Judge Katherine Bidegaray, who replaced Dirk Sandefur on the bench. Wilson garnered 254,294 votes in the statewide race, but lost the election by about eight percentage points.
Now, Wilson will be seeking the seat currently held by Justice Beth Baker, who will not seek reelection. Wilson is the first candidate to announce for the Supreme Court race nearly 18 months ahead of the election.
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