Jeff McDaniels elected to Helena City Council, Place 5 Published 7:45 pm Tuesday, September 23, 2025Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...By DANIEL LOCKE | Staff WriterHELENA – After none of the four candidates pursuing Place 5 on the Helena City Council, looking to fill the spot of Hewy Woodman, an incumbent not seeking reelection, received a majority vote in the Helena Municipal Election, Jeff McDaniels has defeated Alex Miller in a runoff. According to unofficial poll results, McDaniels received 1,257 votes, or 60.5 percent, while Miller received 821 votes, or 39.5 percent. “I am overly excited, but at the end of the day, I am only a representative of the people of Helena,” McDaniels said. The pair advanced to a runoff after being the two highest vote-getters during the race for Place 5 on the Helena City Council in the Helena Municipal Election on Aug. 26. “Citizens made the difference in this race,” McDaniels said.