A two-man race for Coeur d'Alene School Trustee Zone 5 between Tom Hearn and GOPrecinct Committeeman Bjorn Handeen is the only contested race in that election, according to filing released this afternoon by the Kootenai County Clerk's Office. Other candidates who have filed so far are: Christa Hazel (for the Zone 1 seat now held by appointee Brent Regan) and appointee Ann Seddon for her Zone 4 seat. Deadline for all spring elections is 5 p.m. Friday. You can see all the current filings for all the offices here. In the race for Kootenai Hospital District seats, incumbent Marc Wallace of Hayden Lake has decided not to run. Dr. Neil Nemec has filed for Wallace's seat. Scuttlebutt has it that a Reagan Republican heavyweight will challenge Nemec. Incumbent Leisa M. Razzeto has filed for the other seat.

Question: I suspect that the anointed uber-cons will wait until the last minute to file for school, hospital, library, etc., offices. What do you think?

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