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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, June 6, 2009 Primary election draws nearly 300 candidates By David Chircop Herald Writer EVERETT -- More than 175 local offices are up for election this year -- from the Snohomish County Council to city councils to school boards. By Friday's filing deadline, 292 candidates signed up to run for something. Any race that attracted no candidates will have a special three-day filing period to try to flush out some contenders. The special filing period begins Wednesday and closes Friday, said Garth Fell, the county's elections manager. The Aug. 18 primary election will feature all partisan races, and any other race that has more than two candidates. The top two vote-getters for each seat -- regardless of party -- will advance to the November general election. Three County Council contests with entrenched incumbents are among this year's races. In District 1, in the northern part of the county, Republican Councilman John Koster of Arlington is being challenged by Democrats Ellen Hiatt Watson of Stanwood and Krista Larsen of Arlington. In District 4, which includes Mill Creek, parts of Everett, Mountlake Terrace, Brier and Bothell, Councilman Dave Gossett, a Democrat from Mountlake Terrace, is being challenged by Republican Bob Meador of Mill Creek. In District 5, in southeast Snohomish County, Councilman Dave Somers, a two-term Democrat from Snohomish, will try to hang onto his seat against three Republican opponents: Lake Stevens Mayor Vern Little and Steve Dana and Greg Stephens, both of Snohomish. In the city of Everett, the mayor and three council positions are up. All of the elected positions open in the city are nonpartisan with four-year terms. Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson, who was elected to a two-year term in November 2003, then re-elected to a full four-year term in 2005, is being challenged by Jim Johnson. Councilman Paul Roberts, who is seeking a second term for Position No. 1, is being opposed by Katie Duke. Jeff Moore and John Flowers are vying for Everett City Council Position No. 2, which is being vacated by Mark Olson, who is leaving the City Council to run for the Port of Everett Board of Commissioners. Council President Arlan Hatloe, who is in Position No. 3, is being challenged by Jackie Minchew. The Everett School District Board of Directors has two open positions. Three candidates are competing for both nonpartisan positions. Pam LeSesne, Jeff Russell and Bennie J. Walthall are competing for the director position held by Sue Cooper since 1984. Cooper, the ­longest-serving school board member in the district's history, decided against running for re-election. Current board member Karen Madsen is running for a third six-year term against Annie Lyman and Jessica Olson. Reporter Chris Fyall contributed to this report. Reporter David Chircop: 425-339-3429, dchircop@heraldnet.com. Filing for office County Council District 1: Ellen Hiatt Watson (prefers Democratic Party); John Koster (incumbent, prefers Republican Party); Krista Larsen (prefers Democrat Party) District 4: Dave Gossett (incumbent, prefers Democratic Party); Bob Meador (prefers Republican Party) District 5: Steve Dana (prefers Republican Party); Dave Somers (incumbent, prefers Democrat Party); Vern Little (prefers Republican Party); Greg Stephens (prefers GOP Party) City of Arlington Council Position No. 1: Steve Baker Council Position No. 2: Chris Raezer Council Position No. 3: Kari Ilonummi, Scott Solla, Brock Hecla Council-At-Large: Linda M. Byrnes, Graham Smith City of Bothell* Council Position No. 1: Joshua Freed, Joyce Wojcik Council Position No. 3: Del Spivey, Jeffrey Bogdan, Gerry Gawne Council Position No. 5: Jennifer Armenta, Patrick Ewing, Adam Brauch Council Position No. 7: Sandy Guinn, Tom Agnew City of Brier Council Position No. 1: Marc Olson Council Position No. 2: Martin L. Krienke Council Position No. 3: Dennis J. Nick, Mike Gallagher Council-At-Large: Ona Gem Mayor: Bob Colinas City of Edmonds Council Position No. 1: Priya Cloutier, Michael Plunkett Council Position No. 2: Diane Buckshnis, Strom Peterson, Alvin A. Rutledge Council Position No. 3: Ron Wambolt, Adrienne Fraley-Monillas, Lora Petso Edmonds Municipal Court No. 1: Douglas J. Fair City of Everett Everett Municipal Court Position No. 1: Timothy Odell Everett Municipal Court Position No. 2: David Mitchell Council Position No. 1: Paul Roberts, Katie Duke Council Position No. 2: John Flowers, Jeff Moore Council Position No. 3: Arlan Hatloe, Jackie Minchew Mayor: Ray Stephanson, Jim Johnson City of Gold Bar Council Position No. 1: Charles R. (Chuck) Lie, Ryan Chadwick Council Position No. 2: Christopher Wright, Noel Frederick, Susan Forbes Council Position No. 3: Richard (Rick) Merritt Mayor: Joe Beavers City of Granite Falls Council Position No. 1: John Smith, Joshua Golston Council Position No. 2: Wes Grigg, Elizabeth Adams Council Position No. 3: Tom Fitzgerald Mayor: Paul P. Lutz, Saleem Haroon, Lyle Romack City of Lake Stevens Council Position No. 1: Michiko R. McBride, Kim Daughtry Council Position No. 2: Neal Dooley Council Position No. 6: Kathy Holder, Tony Charity Council Position No. 7: Will Brandt, Marcus Tageant City of Lynnwood Council Position No. 1: Kimberly Cole, Donald Chan, Michael Megill, Dan Swank Council Position No. 2: Mark Smith, Douglas Ivar Kerley, Craig Parsons Council Position No. 3: Ruth Ross, Kerri Lonergan, Bob Young Mayor: Don Gough, Loren Simmonds, Lisa Utter, Jim Smith City of Marysville Council Position No. 1: Jeffrey D. Vaughan Council Position No. 2: Donna M. Wright, Quinn King Council Position No. 3: Jeff Seibert, Patrick Larson Jr. Council Position No. 4: Jon Nehring Marysville Municipal Court No. 1: Fred L. Gillings City of Mill Creek Council Position No. 1: Terry Ryan, Mary Kay Voss Council Position No. 2: Donna Michelson Council Position No. 3: Rosemary Bennetts, Vincent Cavaleri, Kathy Nielsen Council Position No. 4: Bart (Tim) Masterson, Ken Bender City of Monroe Council-At-Large: David Kennedy Council Position No. 1: Kurt Goering, Katy Woods Council Position No. 2: Bridgette Tuttle, Patsy Cudaback, Paul Loots, R. Todd Fredrickson Council Position No. 3: Tom Williams, Jeff Frye, Travis Brown Mayor: Donnetta Walser, Mitch Ruth, Robert G. Zimmerman City of Mountlake Terrace Council Position No. 1: Rick Ryan, Ann Nygaard Council Position No. 2: Jerry E. Smith, John Zambrano Council Position No. 3: Andrew Funk, Douglas McCardle Council Position No. 4: Jasmin B. Contreras, Kyoko Wright City of Mukilteo Council Position No. 1: Kevin Stoltz, Patty Cooper Council Position No. 2: Richard C. Emery, Bruce Simpson, Ed Kunigonis Council Position No. 3: Randy Lord Mayor: Pat Smith, Joe Marine City of Snohomish Council-At-Large Position No. 4: Greg Guedel Council-At-Large Position No. 5: Randy Hamlin Council-At-Large Position No. 6: Doug Thorndike, Dean Randall Council-At-Large Position No. 7: Marc Crawford, Tom Hamilton City of Stanwood Council Position No. 1: Conrad Ryer Council Position No. 2: Timothy A. Pearce, Gerald (J.J.) Steik Council Position No. 7: Leonard Kelley Mayor: Dianne Warsinske White, Timothy Loney City of Sultan Council Position No. 1: Sam Pinson Council Position No. 2: Steven W. Slawson Council Position No. 3: Ron Wiediger Council Position No. 6: Kristina Blair Council Position No. 7: Jeffrey Beeler Sr. City of Woodway Council Position No. 1: Thomas Whitson Council Position No. 2: Kent Saltonstall Council Position No. 3: William W. (Bill) Anderson Council Position No. 5: Elizabeth Mitchell Mayor: Carla A. Nichols Town of Darrington Council Position No. 1: Gary Willis Council Position No. 2: Sandi McCaulley Council Position No. 2: John D. Rosselli Town of Index Council Position No. 1: Karen C. Sample Council Position No. 3: Peter Gott Council Position No. 3: Alex Gibb Mayor: Bruce Albert Arlington School District Director District No. 3: Ursula Ghirardo Director District No. 5: Jim Oday, Robert (Bob) McClure Darrington School District Director-At-Large District No. 5: Douglas R. Lenker, Aron Harris, Jentry L Wright Director-At-Large District No. 4: Andrew L. Hatfield, Roy E. Bryson Edmonds School District Director District No. 2: Ann McMurray Director District No. 4: Susan Phillips, Mark Zandberg Everett School District Director-At-Large Position No. 3: Pam Lesesne, Jeff Russell, Bennie J. Walthall Director-At-Large Position No. 4: Karen P. Madsen, Annie Lyman, Jessica Olson Granite Falls School District Director District No. 1: Andrew (Drew) Mow, Richard (Rick) Short Director District No. 2: Scott J. Jones, Rebecca L. Loney Director District No. 3: Siobhan Sullivan Director District No. 5: Ross Londerville Index School District Director-At-Large Position No. 1: Kimberly Ann Woods Director-At-Large Position No. 2: Candy Lee Mattila Lake Stevens School District Director District No. 4: Kevin Plemel Director District No. 5: John Boerger Lakewood School District Director District No. 1: Oscar Escalante Director District No. 3: Ken Christiansen Marysville School District Director District No. 1: Mark Hatch, Heather Thweatt, Chris Nation Director District No. 4: A. Michael Kundu Monroe School District Director District No. 1: Tom MacIntyre, Janan Elnasser, Ryan Moody Director District No. 3: Greg Accetturo Director District No. 4: Jim Scott Mukilteo School District Director District No. 2: Judy Schwab Director District No. 4: Jeffrey W. Thorp, Ken Renfro Northshore School District Director District No. 1: Sue Buske, Julia Lacey, Arthur Hu, Jeff Wirrick Director District No. 4: Sandy R. Hayes Director District No. 5: Cathy Swanson, Todd M. Banks Snohomish School District Director District No. 1: Shaunna Ballas, Gregory Pratt Director District No. 3: Josh Seek Director District No. 5: Jay Hagen Sultan School District Director District No. 2: Tracy Cotterill Director District No. 3: Steven Fox Director District No. 5: Patty Fountain Stanwood-Camano School District Director District No. 1: Patrick Patterson Director District No. 2: Roger Myers Port of Edmonds Commissioner District No. 1: Frederick G. Gouge, Patrick E. Vezetinski Commissioner District No. 3: Bruce Faires Commissioner-At-Large Position No. 5: Mary Lou Block Port of Everett Commissioner District No. 1: Troy McClelland, Mark Olson *Correction, June 8, 2009: This article originally omitted several candidates for Bothell City Council. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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