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More candidates file…

The Idaho Secretary of State's office, where the two-week filing period to run for state and legislative offices closes on Friday at 5 p.m. (Betsy Russell)
The Idaho Secretary of State's office, where the two-week filing period to run for state and legislative offices closes on Friday at 5 p.m. (Betsy Russell)

Among those who've filed for to run for the Legislature so far today - the last day of the filing period - are former GOP state Sen. Dean Sorensen of Boise, who filed again for the District 18 Senate seat after losing two years ago to Senate Minority Leader Kate Kelly, D-Boise; and two Democrats running for the House seat now held by Rep. Anne Pasley-Stuart, D-Boise: Cherie Buckner-Webb and J. Dallas Gudgell. We're up to 10 candidates running for governor; eight for the 1st District congressional seat; five for the 2nd District; and four for the U.S. Senate. The filing period closes at 5 p.m.; you can see the full list here of congressional, statewide, judicial and legislative candidates.



Betsy Z. Russell
Betsy Z. Russell joined The Spokesman-Review in 1991. She currently is a reporter in the Boise Bureau covering Idaho state government and politics, and other news from Idaho's state capital.

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