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North Idaho candidates’ face-offs set

From Staff Reports

Friday was the filing deadline for Idaho legislative and county races; here are the candidates who filed for North Idaho legislative seats and Kootenai County posts:

Idaho Senate, District 1: Sen. Shawn Keough, R-Sandpoint; GOP challenger Danielle Ahrens; Democratic challenger Laura Bry.

Idaho House, District 1A: Rep. Eric Anderson, R-Priest Lake; GOP challenger Donna Capurso; Democratic challenger Andrew Sorg.

Idaho House, District 1B: Rep. George Eskridge, R-Dover; GOP challenger Pam Stout; Democratic challenger and former lawmaker Tim Tucker.

Idaho Senate, District 2: Sen. Steve Vick, R-Dalton Gardens; GOP challenger Mike Jorgenson; Democratic challenger Shirley McFaddan.

Idaho House, District 2A: Rep. Vito Barbieri, R-Dalton Gardens; Republican challenger Mark Fisher; Democrat Cheryl Stransky.

Idaho House, District 2B: Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol; GOP challengers Jeri DeLange, Ed Morse, Ronald Vieselmeyer and Fritz Wiedenhoff; Democrat Dan English.

Idaho Senate, District 3: Rep. Bob Nonini, R-Coeur d’Alene, faces a challenge from Democrat Kristy Reed Johnson in his bid to switch to the Senate.

Idaho House, District 3: Rep. Frank Henderson, R-Post Falls, faces challenges from Republican Jack Schroeder and Democrat Ronald Johnson. Three Republicans are vying for Nonini’s former seat: Fred Meckel, Ron Mendive and Jeff Tyler, along with Democrat David Larsen.

Idaho Senate, District 4: Sen. John Goedde, R-Coeur d’Alene, faces Democratic challenger Warren Ducote Jr. and independent Jeremy Boggess.

Idaho House, District 4: For open Seat A, Republicans Luke Malek and Jeff Ames, Democrat Janet Callen and Constitution Party candidate Ray Writz are running. In Seat B, Rep. Kathy Sims, R-Coeur d’Alene, faces Democratic challenger Anne Nesse.

Idaho Senate, District 5: Two Republicans are vying for the chance to take on Sen. Dan Schmidt, D-Moscow: Gresham Bouma and Barrett Schroeder.

Idaho House, District 5: Rep. Shirley Ringo, D-Moscow, faces the winner of a three-way GOP primary among Ken DeVries, Bob Hassoldt and Joe Steele. Democrats Paulette Jordan and Jim Stivers are running for the open Seat A, as is Republican Cindy Agidius.

Idaho Senate, District 7: In this new district that runs from southeastern Bonner County south to Idaho County, Shoshone County Commissioner Jon Cantamessa has filed as an independent to challenge Sen. Sheryl Nuxoll, R-Cottonwood; she also faces a GOP primary challenge from Mary Wade Heston, of Kellogg.

Idaho House, District 7: Rep. Shannon McMillan, R-Silverton, faces two GOP challengers: Rex Rammell and Ed Galloway. In Seat B, Rep. Paul Shepherd, R-Riggins, faces Democratic challenger James Paradiso.

Kootenai County

Commissioner District 1 (two-year term):  Republican incumbent Todd Tondee, Republicans Gerald Arno, Marc Eberlein, Bruce Noble, Tim Herzog, Steven Peter Benner and Greg Wells.

Commissioner District 3 (four-year term): Republican incumbent Dan Green, Republicans Vic Holmes and Larry Spencer.

Sheriff: Republicans Ben Wolfinger, Keith Hutcheson and John Green; and independents Joe Bodman, Tom Dickson and Bob Foster.

Prosecutor: Republican incumbent Barry McHugh, Republican Donald Gary.