Polls closed at 8 p.m. across Montana.

In Cascade County, operations went smoothly, according to county officials and poll watchers.

So far, 26,019 ballots have been cast in the county, for a turnout of about 59 percent.

Results are not final until the county canvass, which is scheduled for Nov. 17.

As of 9:15 p.m., here are the preliminary results in Cascade County.

Cascade County Commission

Tom Lynch (R): 14,142

Barbara Bessette (D) (did not respond to questionnaire): 11,210

Sheriff

Jesse Slaughter (R): 19,635

County Attorney

Josh Racki (R): 19,260

Clerk and Recorder

Lynn Deroche (R): 19,608

Treasurer/Superintendent of Schools

Diane Heikkila (R): 19,524

Public Administrator

Gerald Boland: 17,430

Justice of the Peace, Department 1

Brian Bebbington: 13,308

Robert Polich (did not respond to questionnaire): 7,480

Justice of the Peace, Department 2

Should Steven Fagenstrom be retained?

Yes: 21,116

No: 2,559

District Court Judge

Should John Parker be retained?

Yes: 19,700

No: 3,766

State Races

Public Service Commission

District 1

Jeff Pattison (R): 9,295

Angeline Cheek (D): 8,404

District 2

Annie Bukacek (R): 4,128

Kevin Hamm (D): 2,740

Supreme Court

Amy Eddy: 15,657

Dan Wilson: 9,020

State Senate District 10

Jessica Dyrdahl (R): 2,531

Margaret Mitchell (D): 3,386

State Senate District 11

Steven Galloway (R): 3,227

Valynda Holland (D): 2,758

State Senate District 12

George Nikolakakos (R): 3,325

Mindy Leach (D): 3,233

State Representative District 19

Hannah Trebas (R): 828

Jane Weber (D): 1,512

State Representative District 20

Melissa Nikolakakos (R): 1,738

Steve Keller (D): 1,818

State Representative District 21

Trevor Funseth (R): 2,275

Lela Graham (D): 1,647

State Representative District 22

Jason Lorang (R): 1,084

Neal Miller (D): 986

State Representative District 23

Eric Tillelman (R): 1,559

Rebecca Bogden-Richards (D): 1,574

State Representative District 24

Steve Fitzpatrick (R): 1,979

Pam Carroll (D): 1,470

State Representative District 25

Steve Gist (R): 2,397

Jerry Ferderer (D): 1,094

State Representative District 26

Russel Miner (R): 1,897

Paul Jefferson (D): 925

State Representative District 78

Randyn Gregg (R): 468

Mark White (D): 184

Congressional Races

U.S. Senate

Kurt Alme (R): 12,118

Alani Bankhead (D): 3,595

Kyle Austin (L): 435

Seth Bodnar (I): 9,637

U.S. House of Representatives

Troy Downing (R): 13,385

Brian Miller (D): 9.499

Michael Eisenhauer (I): 2,430

Patrick McCracken (L): 382

Ballot Initiatives

CI-132

Yes: 17,864

No: 7,329

CI-133

Yes: 16,697

No: 7,968

I-194

Yes: 16,873

No: 7,806