66 file for election in Clallam County

PORT ANGELES –Sixty-six candidates filed in Clallam County, which has 51 positions open, last week.

The filing period ended Friday.

There are 17 contested races and five offices with no filings.

A primary will be held on Aug. 18 to narrow the field for Port Angeles City Council No. 2 and Sequim City Council No. 3 positions.

The other contested races each have two candidates running.

The general election will be in Nov. 3.

An extended filing period will take place from Wednesday through Friday for the following vacant positions:

• Cape Flattery School District No. 401, Director District 1.

• Quillayute Valley Park and Recreation, Commissioner No. 1.

• Quillayute Valley Park and Recreation, Commissioner No. 2.

• Quillayute Valley Park and Recreation, Commissioner No. 3.

• Quillayute Valley Park and Recreation, Commissioner No. 4.

Candidates can file in the Auditor’s Office election center in the basement of the Clallam County Courthouse, 223. W. Fourth St., Port Angeles.

The office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The following races are headed for an Aug. 18 primary. The top two candidates in the runoff advance to the general election:

• Port Angeles City Council No. 2 — Edna Petersen, Peter Ripley, Max Mania and Rick Burton are running for Port Angeles City Council No. 2. The seat being vacated by Larry Williams.

• Sequim City Council No. 3 — Don Hall, Michael East and Bob Anundson are headed for a runoff.

Other contested races

Positions with two candidates running in the Nov. 3 general elections.

• Port Angeles City Council No. 1 — Larry Little and Cody Blevins.

• Port Angeles City Council No. 3 — Harry Bell and Patrick Downie.

• Port Angeles City Council No. 4 — Betsy Wharton and Brooke Nelson.

• Forks mayor — Bryon Monohon and Joe Soha.

• Forks City Council No. 2 — Tom Scott and John Hillcar.

• Forks City Council No. 3 — Randy McAvoy and Bruce Guckenberg.

• Sequim City Council No. 2 — Walt Schubert and Ted Miller.

• Port Angeles School Board No. 1 — Sarah Methner and Debby Fuson.

• Sequim School Board No. 2 — Jon Kirshbaum and Virginia O’Neil.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 5 (Clallam Bay-Sekiu) — Glen McDaniel and Crystal Corliss.

• Water District S (Sunland) commission District 3 — Albert Friess and Art Hoefer.

• Port of Port Angeles commission District 3 — John Calhoun and Brad Collins.

• Olympic Medical Center commission District 3, Position 2 — John Miles and Phil Edin.

• Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center Park and Recreation District No. 1 — Jan Richardson and Susan Sorensen.

• Sequim Aquatic Recreation Center Park and Recreation District No. 2 — Robert Macaulay and Noelle Levesque.

Uncontested

• Forks City Council No. 1 — Gus Wallerstedt.

• Forks City Council No. 5 — Michael Breidenbach.

• Sequim City Council No. 1 — William J. Huizinga.

• Port Angeles School Board No. 2 — Cindy Kelly.

• Crescent School Board No. 1 — Holly Rose.

• Crescent School Board No. 2 — Sandra Criss.

• Crescent School Board No. 3 — Elizabeth Hogan.

• Sequim School Board No. 3 — John Bridge.

• Sequim School Board Director at Large — Beverly Horan.

• Cape Flattery School District No. 3 — John Stubbs.

• Quillayute Valley School District No. 2 — Rick Gale.

• Quillayute Valley School District No. 4 — Brian Pederson.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 1 (Forks) commissioner No. 1 — Lew McGill.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 1 (Forks) commissioner No. 5 — Lowell McQuoid.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 2 (east and west of Port Angeles) commissioner No. 2 — David Whitney.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 3 (Sequim and east Clallam County) commissioner No. 1 — Gary Coffey.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 4 (Joyce) commissioner No. 3 — Sam Nugent.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 4 (Joyce) commissioner No. 4 — Donna Kay Buck.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 4 (Joyce) commissioner No. 5 — Chris Christie.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 5 (Clallam Bay-Sekiu) commissioner No. 2 — Cathleen Walde

• Clallam County Fire District No. 5 (Clallam Bay-Sekiu) commissioner No. 3 — Jeffry Kopis.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 6 (Quillayute Prairie/Beaver) commissioner No. 2 — James Heuring.

• Clallam County Fire District No. 6 (Quillayute Prairie/Beaver) commissioner No. 3 — Joseph Seymour.

• Black Diamond Water District — Jerry Schwagler.

• Hospital District No. 1 (Forks) — Donald Lawley.

• Hospital District No. 2 (Olympic Medical Center) District 1, Position 2 — Arlene Engel.

• Hospital District No. 2 (Olympic Medical Center) District 2, Position 1 — John Nutter.

• Hospital District No. 2 (Olympic Medical Center) District 3, Position 1 — Jim Cammack.

• Hospital District No. 2 (Olympic Medical Center) Commission at Large — Jim Leskinovitch.

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