Candidates for offices in south Snohomish County

Candidate filing for local offices ended May 15.

Filing became final when the withdrawal period ended May 18.

Non-partisan positions with three or more candidates appear on the Aug. 4 primary ballot, with the top two vote getters advancing to the Nov. 3 general-election ballot. Non-partisan positions with only one or two candidates appear only on the November ballot.

The exception is the Snohomish County Review Commission, for which all candidates for all positions will appear on the November ballot (16 in District 3, 10 in District 4), with each voter casting votes for up to three candidates in his or her district; the top three vote getters in each district will join the commission for one year to propose amendments to the County charter.

The only local partisan position, the County Council District 3 position that Democratic Councilwoman Stephenie Wright holds, must, by state law, appear on both the primary and general-election ballots, even with only one candidate. Candidates can file as registered write-in candidates through July 17. Registered write-in candidates have their votes counted even with minor misspellings or other errors; they pay the same filing fee as candidates on the ballot. Write-in candidates, registered or unregistered, can qualify for the general-election ballot by placing at least second in the primary with at least 1 percent of the vote.

Here are candidates who have filed:

PARTISAN POSITION:

  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY
    • County Council District 3 (Edmonds, Lynnwood, Woodway, nearby unincorporated areas) (four-year term):
      • Stephenie Wright (prefers Democratic party) (incumbent)

NON-PARTISAN POSITIONS:

  • COUNTY CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION (one-year term)
    • District 3:
      • Mike Luke
      • Carin Chase
      • Geoffrey W. Thorp
      • Brandon Richards
      • Dustin Goodnight
      • Jared C. Karstetter Jr.
      • David S. Weston
      • Randy J. Hayden
      • Natalia Fior
      • Justin P. McMahon
      • Michael “Mike” Arendt
      • James “Jim” Smith
      • Marko Liias
      • Mark Young
      • Lisa Utter
      • Mike Cooper
    • District 4 (Mountlake Terrace, Brier, Bothell, Mill Creek, and unincorporated areas around those cities and east of Mill Creek):
      • Bob Terwilliger
      • Edward “Ed” J. Barton
      • Herbie Martin
      • Robert Reedy
      • Rick DeWitt
      • Brian Travis
      • Cheryl Stanford
      • Nancy Dawson
      • Heidi Munson
      • Bill Johnson
  • CITY OF BRIER
    • Council Position #4 (four-year term):
      • Karin Steele (incumbent)
      • Tony Corrado
    • Council Position #5 (four-year term):
      • Dale Kaemingk (incumbent)
      • David R. Wines
    • Council Position #6 (four-year term):
      • Dennis Nick (incumbent)
    • Council at-large (two-year term):
      • John M. Joplin (incumbent)
      • Ken Yohe
  • CITY OF EDMONDS
    • Mayor (Four-year term):
      • Dave Earling (incumbent)
    • Council Position #2 (two-year unexpired term):
      • Mike Nelson (incumbent)
      • Alvin Rutledge
    • Council Position #4 (four-year term):
      • Diane Buckshnis (incumbent)
    • Council Position #5 (four-year term):
      • Dave Teitzel
      • Alicia Crank
    • Council Position #6 (four-year short and full term)
      • Thomas Mesaros (incumbent)
    • Council Position #7 (four-year term):
      • Neil Tibbott
      • Lora Petso (incumbent)
  • CITY OF LYNNWOOD
    • Council Position #4 (four-year term):
      • Shirley Sutton
      • Loren Simmonds (incumbent)
      • Maria Ambalada
    • Council Position #5 (four-year term):
      • Chris Frizzell
      • Benjamin Goodwin (incumbent)
      • Douglas Jones
    • Council Position #6 (four-year term):
      • George Hurst
      • Sid Roberts (incumbent)
    • Council Position #7 (four-year term):
      • Shannon Sessions
      • Van AuBuchon (incumbent)
  • CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE
    • Council Position #5 (four-year term):
      • Bryan Wahl (incumbent)
    • Council Position #6 (four-year term):
      • Laura Sonmore (incumbent):
      • Stephen “Steve” Barnes
    • Council Position #7 (four-year term):
      • Seaun Richards (incumbent)
  • TOWN OF WOODWAY
    • Council Position #4 (four-year term):
      • Thomas Howard (incumbent)
    • Council Position #5 (four-year term):
      • Elizabeth Mitchell (incumbent)
  • EDMONDS SCHOOL DISTRICT 15 (includes Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace, Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County, unincorporated areas north of Edmonds and Lynnwood and northeast of Lynnwood, and part of Brier)
    • Director district 1 (four-year term):
      • Bill Willcock
      • Carin Chase
    • Director district #3 (four-year term):
      • Gary Noble (incumbent)
      • Mark L. Norton
      • Mary Murphy
    • Director district #4 (two-year unexpired term):
      • Susan Phillips
    • Director district #5 (four-year term):
      • Diana White (incumbent)
  • SNOHOMISH COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 01
    • Commissioner, Position #1 (six-year term):
      • Bob Meador (incumbent)
      • Erica Ash
    • Commissioner, Position #2 (six-year term):
      • Mike Luke
      • Richard Schrock (incumbent)
  • ALDERWOOD WATER AND WASTEWATER DISTRICT
    • Commissioner, Position #2 (six-year term):
      • Donna Cross (incumbent)
    • Commissioner, Position #5 (four-year unexpired term):
      • Dean R. Lotz (incumbent)
      • Mark Mahnkey
  • OLYMPIC VIEW WATER DISTRICT
    • Commissioner, Position #2 (six-year term):
      • John Elsasser
      • Jim Sawyer
  • RONALD WASTEWATER DISTRICT
    • Commissioner, Position #3 (six-year term):
      • Chris Eggen
      • Tim Tipton
    • Commissioner, Position #5 (six-year term):
      • Arnold “Arne” Lind (incumbent)
  • HOSPITAL DISTRICT 2
    • Commissioner, Position #3 (six-year term):
      • Fred Langer (incumbent)
    • Commissioner, Position #5 (six-year term):
      • Bruce Williams (incumbent)
  • PORT OF EDMONDS
    • Commissioner, District 2 (four-year term):
      • David Preston (incumbent)
    • Commissioner at-large, Position #4 (four-year term):
      • James W. Orvis (incumbent)

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