Duncan Hedges
MT · Madison County Sheriff/Coroner
Duncan Hedges is the Madison County Sheriff and Coroner. Hedges has said the office focuses on public safety and on working with partners against serious crimes like drug and human trafficking, and does not enforce federal immigration law.
Where Duncan Hedges stands, based on their records
Supports
Immigration (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Announced that his office would not take part in federal immigration enforcement and had no 287(g) agreement with ICE, the federal immigration agency.
February 3, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: explorebigsky.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Announced that the sheriff's office would keep policing the Town of Ennis without a break after the town's police force resigned, while funding talks with the town continued.
August 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: madisoniannews.com
Signed a public letter saying his office's probe of a Harrison School teacher found allegations of crimes against students. His office asked the state Division of Criminal Investigation to help.
May 17, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: montanafreepress.org
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Met with the mayors of Twin Bridges, Sheridan and Virginia City and proposed that the towns pay 17 mills for county sheriff patrol services.
May 8, 2025
Source: madisoniannews.com
Issued a statement objecting to Sen. Jon Tester's campaign using a Madison County patrol car photo in a political ad without permission. He asked the campaign to stop using it.
October 29, 2024
Source: nbcmontana.com
Won election as Madison County Sheriff and Coroner, 2,920 votes to 1,555 for Chris Tenny in the county's unofficial results.
November 8, 2022
Source: madisoniannews.com
Past race Duncan Hedges ran in:
- Sheriff / Coroner · November 3, 2026 · Madison County, Montana · incumbent