Biography
Wayne Rusk is the Republican candidate for the Montana House of Representatives, District 86, in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Democrat Archie Thomas in a race with no incumbent. He won the House District 88 seat in 2022 and served in the 2023-2024 session before an unsuccessful 2024 run for the state Senate.[1]
Wayne Rusk's career experience includes working as a business owner and as a tradesman working on custom walk-in showers, according to Ballotpedia.[1] He won the 2022 general election for Montana House of Representatives District 88, defeating Democrat Ko Moua, 70.0 percent to 30.0 percent.[1]
Ballotpedia lists Rusk's committee assignments for 2023-2024 as the Human Services Committee and the House Judiciary Committee.[1] In 2024 he ran in the Republican primary for Montana State Senate District 44, finishing second behind incumbent Theresa Manzella, 49.4 percent to 42.7 percent.[1] In 2026 he defeated Kenneth Allen in the House District 86 Republican primary, 61.2 percent to 38.8 percent.[1]
- 1.Wayne Rusk · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Montana House District 86
Wayne Rusk is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Montana House District 86 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.