There are 5 county positions to be decided this fall. Statewide there are over a dozen races, and federally, there are 3 (U. S. Congressi District 8, U.S. Senator, and U. S. President). In addition, there are several contested precinct committee officer races.
Make no mistake, running for elected office is a big deal. In some cases, the elected position confers little monetary reward even though it demands dedication, goodwill, integrity, and a sacrifice of time.
Please note, multiple candidates are listed in filing order. Let’s look first at the uncontested races.
No Contest
Barring any write-in candidates, these races will be uncontested this year, offering voters no real choice.
Kittitas County
- County Commissioner, Position 1: incumbent Cory Wright, Ellensburg, is running unopposed.
- County Commissioner, Position 2: incumbent Laura Osiadacz, Roslyn, is running unopposed.
- Public Utility District 1, Position 2: incumbent Shan Rowbotham, Ellensburg, is running unopposed
Legislative District 13
- Representative Tom Dent, Moses Lake, incumbent, running unopposed
- Representative Alex Ybarra, Quincy, incumbent, running unopposed
Which races offer a real choice?
Non-Partisan Positions
SUPERIOR COURT
- Kittitas Superior Court, Position 1: Margie Alumbaugh, Ellensburg; Chris Herion, Ellensburg; Matt Mills, Ellensburg.
- Kittitas Superior Court, Position 2: James Kirkham, Cle Elum; Patricia Todd, Ellensburg.
STATE SUPREME COURT
- Justice Position 2 – Todd A. Bloom, Tacoma; Sal Mungia, Seattle; David R Shelvey, Sumner; Dave Larson, Federal Way
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
- Reid Saaris, Seattle
- Chris Reykdal, Tumwater
- John Patterson Blair, Vashon
- David Olson, Tacoma
Partisan Positions
COUNTY PRECINCT COMMITTEE OFFICER
Ellensburg 20
- Mollie Jean Edson, Democratic, Ellensburg
- Thatcher Montgomery, Democratic, Ellensburg
- Jill Ungar, Democratic, Ellensburg
Park
- Jesse Cox, Republican, Ellensburg
- Sarah L Novotny, Republican, Kittitas
- Dean Taylor, Republican, Ellensburg
Peoh Point
- Kevin Beedle, Republican, Cle Elum
- Roger N Clerf, Republican, Cle Elum
Teanaway
- Todd Myers, Republican, Cle Elum
- J. K. Murphey, Republican, Cle Elum
- Shari Mills, Republican, Cle Elum
U.S. SENATE
- Mel Ram, Republican, University Place
- Dr Raul Garcia, GOP, Snohomish
- David Tilton, Non-Partisan, Lake Stevens
- Maria Cantwell, Democratic, Seattle
- Chuck Jackson, Independent, Anacortes
- Isaac A Holyk, Republican, Battle Ground
- Henry Clay Dennison, Socialist Workers, Seattle
- Scott Nazarino, Republican, Seattle
- Paul Lawrence Giesick, Democratic, Arlington
- Thor Amundson, Independent, Olympia
- Goodspaceguy, Republican, Seattle
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 8
- Kim Schrier, Democratic, Issaquah
- Carmen Goers, Republican, Auburn
- Keith Arnold, Democratic, Auburn
- Imraan Siddiqi, Democratic, Issaquah
GOVERNOR
- Jim Daniel, Republican, Goldendale
- Cassondra Magdalene Hanson, Democratic, Spokane
- Jeff Curry, Independent, Olympia
- Alex Tsimerman, Standup-America, Bellevue
- Mark Mullet, Democratic, Issaquah
- Martin Lee Wheeler, Republican, Fall City
- Jennifer Hoover, Republican, Spokane
- Andre Stackhouse, Green, Seattle
- EL’ona Kearney, Democratic, Seatac
- Ricky Anthony, Democratic, Tacoma
- Bob Ferguson, Democratic, Seattle
- Chaytan Inman, Democratic, Vancouver
- Michael DePaula, Libertarian, Seattle
- Dave Reichert, Republican, Tacoma
- Don L Rivers, Democratic, Seattle
- Jim Clark, states no party preference, Lake Stevens
- Fred Grant, Democratic, Shoreline
- Leon A Lawson, Trump Republican, Aberdeen
- Edward Cale IV, Democratic, Seattle
- Frank Dare, Independent, Olympia
- William Combs, Independent, Dayton
- Alan Makayev, Nonsense Busters, Tacoma
- Brian Bogen, Nonpartisan, Cle Elum
- A.L. Brown, Republican, Lacey
- Brad Mjelde, states no party preference, Covington
- Bill Hirt, Republican, Bellevue
- Rosetta Marshall-Williams, Independence, Maple Valley
- Semi Bird, Republican, Richland
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
- Patrick “Pat” Harman, Liberal Republican, Oak Harbor,
- David Griffin, Democratic, Lake Stevens
- Bob Hagglund, Republican, Lake Stevens
- Dan Matthews, Republican, Mukilteo
- Denny Heck, Democratic, Olympia
SECRETARY OF STATE
- Marquez Tiggs, Democratic, Seattle
- Dale Whitaker, Republican, Spokane
- Damon Townsend, No Labels, Gig Harbor
- Steve Hobbs, Democratic, Olympia
STATE TREASURER
- Mike Pellicciotti, Democratic, Seattle
- Sharon Hanek, Republican, Bonney Lake
STATE AUDITOR
- Matt Hawkins, Republican, Spokane Valley
- Pat (Patrice) McCarthy, Democratic, Seattle
ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Pete Serrano, Republican, Pasco
- Nick Brown, Democratic, Seattle
- Manka Dhingra, Democratic, Redmond
COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS
- Allen Lebovitz, Democratic, Olympia
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, Republican, Battle Ground
- Dave Upthegrove, Democratic, Seattle
- Sue Kuehl Pederson, Republican, Lakewood
- Patrick DePoe, Democratic, Seattle
- Jeralee Anderson, Democratic, Redmond
- Kevin Van De Wege, Democratic, Seattle
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
- Patty Kuderer, Democratic, Seattle
- Chris D. Chung, Democratic, Lakewood
- Jonathan Hendrix, states no party preference, Seattle
- Bill Boyd, Democratic, Spokane
- John Pestinger, Democratic, Seattle
- Tim Verzal, states no party preference, Eatonville
- Phil Fortunato, Republican, Auburn
- Justin Murta, Republican, Snohomish
Deepest thanks to all those who have made the decision to disrupt their private lives and stand for office. Stay tuned for information regarding upcoming primary & general election candidate forums.