Commissioner, District 1
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Eberlein (R) | 24,087 | 66.42% |
| Bruce Noble (D) | 12,180 | 33.58% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About The Race
The district includes Coeur d’Alene south of Dalton Avenue and the southern and eastern portions of the county. A proposed overhaul of Kootenai County’s land development rules whipped up a storm of criticism last year and drove the three county commissioners to dump a Texas consultant hired to do the update. The controversy over the ill-fated Unified Land Use Code motivated Republican Marc Eberlein, a champion of private property rights, to run for the county Board of Commissioners. Democrat Bruce Noble is challenging him. Other issues include the county’s long-running effort to ease jail crowding; county employee pay and morale; and high employee turnover in the sheriff’s office and jail.
The Candidates
Marc Eberlein
- Party:
- Republican
- Age:
- 65
- City:
- Post Falls, Idaho
- Occupation:
- Business owner
Eberlein attended community college in Omak, Washington. He has been a business owner for 28 years and founded Eberlein Fine Cabinetry in 1996. He also is an investor in Bakken oil interests in Montana and North Dakota, and is a former custom gun maker. Eberlein ran unsuccessfully for county commissioner in 2012. He is married with four children and nine grandchildren.
Bruce Noble
- Party:
- Democratic
- Age:
- 71
- City:
- Post Falls, Idaho
- Occupation:
- Civil engineer and land surveyor
Noble studied liberal arts at Whitman College in Walla Walla; bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, University of Idaho. He is Owner of HydroGen Energy, a renewable energy company specializing in small and micro hydroelectric projects; contract field engineer for an aluminum smelter project in British Columbia; civil engineer and land surveyor since 1992; former city engineer for the city of Post Falls. Noble is married and has two children.
Complete Coverage
Land use proposal drives Kootenai County races
A proposed overhaul of Kootenai County’s land development rules whipped up a storm of criticism last year and drove the three county commissioners to dump a Texas consultant hired to do the update. The controversy over the ill-fated Unified Land Use Code also motivated two small business owners – both champions of private property rights – to run for the county Board of Commissioners.