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)