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UNOFFICIAL: Montana Judge Amy Eddy defeats GOP-backed Dan Wilson for Supreme Court; voters pass CI-132, Daily Montanan and Flathead Beacon report
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| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched). 196 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
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L1What happened
What happened (UNOFFICIAL): Daily Montanan, citing the AP call late Tuesday and noon Wednesday counts: Eddy 59.2%, Wilson 40.8%. Flathead Beacon: Eddy 254,291 votes, Wilson 176,480. Flathead Beacon: CI-132 passed with 68% to keep judicial elections nonpartisan in the Montana Constitution. Neither Daily Montanan nor Flathead Beacon described the results as certified; OVERLOOKED's process label is unofficial until the state canvass.
L2Who’s affected
Who is affected: Eddy replaces retiring Justice Beth Baker on the Montana Supreme Court (Daily Montanan, Flathead Beacon). Flathead Beacon: her Flathead County District Court seat is "leaving her district seat for the governor to fill" Montana voters and the state judiciary are bound by CI-132's constitutional lock on nonpartisan judicial elections (Flathead Beacon).
L3Why it’s quiet
Why it is quiet: Our headline check of 13 major U.S. outlets: see the O-Score proof page. A down-ballot state supreme court race and constitutional initiative rarely break nationally on a federal midterm night.
L4Deeper impact
Deeper impact: Daily Montanan: "In 2025, Republican legislators made multiple attempts to make judicial candidates run with party labels" Eddy told Daily Montanan it was "really gratifying, frankly, that Montanans wanted to maintain this nonpartisan tradition that we have and rejected this overt partisan influence." Flathead Beacon places CI-132 after a failed 2023 legislative effort to alter the judiciary.
L5Full context
Full context: Flathead Beacon: Eddy has been a Flathead County District Court judge since 2015, appointed by then-Gov. Steve Bullock; Wilson lost a 2024 Supreme Court bid to Justice Katherine Bidegaray "by more than eight points." Eddy told Daily Montanan, "It feels totally overwhelming" Sources: Daily Montanan (AP call / 59.2%–40.8% / GOP financial backing / 2025 party-label attempts / Eddy quotes); Flathead Beacon (raw vote totals / CI-132 68% / Bullock appointment / Bidegaray 2024 margin / governor fills district seat).
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- O-Score check: 10 (Fully overlooked) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
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- 2:25 AM ET, Nov 5, 2026 · O-Score check: 0 of 13 outlets had it (score 10)
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Montana Supreme Courtjudicial electionsCI-132Amy EddyDan Wilsonnonpartisan elections
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