Broadwater County Official Election Results
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Angie Paulsen, BROADWATER COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER, ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNTY SURVEYOR
Broadwater County Clerk and Recorder |
Broadwater County Official Election Results
Angie Paulsen
Broadwater County Clerk and Recorder, Elections Administrator and County Surveyor
Official election results are in, canvassed, and declared for the 2025 Townsend School District No. 1 Board Trustee and Broadwater County Sheriff’s Public Safety Mill Levy.
Broadwater County Clerk and Recorder, Angie Paulsen, commented, “Voter turnout for the Townsend School District No. 1 Election was 7-10% higher than an election of this type. Historically, School, Municipal and even Primary Federal Elections run between 38-42% voter turnout. Broadwater County showed up for the School District Election at 49%, and 53% for the Sheriff's Mill Levy. Across the state, we typically do not see an approximate 80% voter turnout unless it is a General Federal Election. Although I would love to report that 100% of our voters turned out, I am pleased to see a 10-15% voter participation increase for this type of election.”
The election was split into two ballots, due to the two districts. Ballot style #1) Townsend School District No. 1 and ballot style #2) J24, which is the Three Forks School District, were the two different ballots sent out to voters. Due to two different ballot styles, the votes are broken down into the two districts below. Gallatin County administers the Three Forks School Election, so voters in the J24 District received the Sheriff's Mill Levy ballot from the Broadwater County Elections Office. In addition to receiving the Sheriff Mill Levy ballot from the Broadwater County Elections Office, J24 District received a ballot from Gallatin County for the Three Forks School District Election.
The first ballot style included the vote for one Townsend School Board Trustee with the “for or against” Sheriff Public Safety Mill Levy, and the second ballot style, J24/Three Forks, was comprised of only the “for or against” Sheriff Public Safety Mill Levy, due to the Sheriff Public Safety Mill Levy being county-wide.
SHERIFF PUBLIC SAFETY MILL LEVY RESULTS BY BALLOT STYLE BELOW:
Ballot Style #1: Townsend School District No. 1
For: 835
Against: 1310
Image of Three Forks School District, aka J24 District, is Ballot style #2. The area outside J24 District in Broadwater County is Townsend School District No 1.
Ballot Style #2: J24/Three Forks School District
For: 173
Against: 298
Total For Public Safety Mill Levy: 1008
Total Against Public Safety Mill Levy: 1608
TOWNSEND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 BOARD TRUSTEE THREE-YEAR TERM RESULTS:
Adam Brakefield – 975
Kristi Sangray – 956
On May 13, 2025, Clerk and Recorder Paulsen attended the Townsend School District No. 1 Board of Trustees regular scheduled meeting at 6:00 p.m. to administer the Canvass of Votes and Declaration of Results. Shortly after, Paulsen swore in the newest elected Board Trustee, Adam Brakefield.
On May 14, 2025, Paulsen administered the Canvass of Votes and Declaration of Results for the Broadwater County Sheriff Mill Levy with the Board of County Canvassers, including Commissioner Debi Randolph, Commissioner Lindsey Richtmyer and Broadwater County Treasurer Melissa Franks, in place of Commissioner Jesse Swenson.
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Image 1 Caption: Official Broadwater County Elections Seal
Image 2 Caption: Elections Administrator Letterhead
Image 3 Caption: Angie Paulsen, BROADWATER COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER, ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATOR AND COUNTY SURVEYOR
Image 4 Caption: Map of Townsend School District 1. Note the area in purple labeled J24 is in the Three Forks School District.
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