Section D Pg 32 Missoulian Centennial Smallest Cost Came in 1926
Smallest Cost Came in 1926
For every man who entered the lists for public office in the city primaries and city elections from 1923 to 1933, it cost Missoula taxpayers an average of $612.51.
The smallest cost per candidate for the period came in 1926 when 13 citizens sought the nominations for the offices of mayor and councilmen at an average cost of $158.00. That year’s city election cost totaled $2,054.90.
In 1925 when only three men sought the one city office, and with only two to be nominated, the elections amounted to $3,363.83, showing an average cost per candidate of $1,121.24.