Gary Buchanan will try to get on the Montana ballot as an independent candidate for U.S. House. He is running in the Second District, in the eastern half of the state. See this story.

Montana has not had an independent candidate on the ballot for U.S. House since 1994. Montana has the most difficult petition requirement for independent candidates for U.S. House, in any state west of the Mississippi River. Buchanan needs 8,722 signatures by May 31. The formula is 5% of the winning candidate’s vote at the previous election.