Candidate filing week ends Friday afternoon

Washington residents who are thinking about running for political office this year had better make up their minds. Friday is the last day to file for local offices on the November ballot.

Up for election are positions for municipal office, along with school, fire and other local service district boards. There are also a handful of judicial posts and a pair of legislative races in northeast Washington’s 7th District because of openings filled by appointments.

Many races have slowly filled up since Monday. But few have reached the point where voters will have to make a choice in August to whittle down the field.

State law requires any race with three or more candidates to go on the August 1 primary ballot. Those with just one or two candidates only appear on the general election ballot.

As of Thursday evening, voters in Spokane’s northeast council district had a three-way primary, but the other two council districts had just two candidates. Spokane Valley voters will have at least two council positions on the primary ballot. Medical Lake has three-way races for mayor and one council position.

Filing week ends Friday when the local county elections office closes. In Spokane County, that’s 4 p.m.

Here’s a list of candidates who have filed for municipal. judicial and legislative offices and school board positions in Spokane County:

Spokane

Council District 1: Kate Burke, Kathryn Alexander, Tim Benn

Council District 2: Breean Beggs, Tony Kiepe

Council District 3: Matthew Howes, Candace Mumm

Municipal Court 1: Tracy Arlene Staab

Municipal Court 2: Mary Logan

Municipal Court 3: Michelle Szambelan

Spokane Valley

Council Position 1: Chris Jackson, Al Merkel, Rod Higgins

Council Position 2: Brandi Peetz, J. Caleb Collier

Council Position 4: Ben Wick, Ed Pace

Council Position 5: Pamela Haley, Robert (Rocky) Samson, Ingemar (Lloyd) Woods, Tanner Emerson

Council Position 7: Linda (Hatcher) Thompson, Mike Munch

Airway Heights

Council Position 1: Kevin Richey

Council Position 2: Steven Lawrence

Council Position 4: Jared Lacambra, James Weathers

Council Position 5: Doyle Inman

Cheney

Mayor: Chris Grover

Council Position 1: Paul Schmidt, Tim Gainer

Council Position 3: John Taves

Council Position 4: Teresa Overhauser

Deer Park

Mayor: Robert Whisman

Council Position 1: Mary Babb

Council Position 3: Richard Schut

Fairfield

Mayor: KayDee Gilkey

Council Position 1: Melissa Lunsford, Angela Warner-Harvey

Council Position 2: Darcie Sainsbury

Liberty Lake

Council Position 2: Hugh Severs

Council Position 4: Odin Langford, Jeanette Nall

Council Position 6: Mike Kennedy

Medical Lake

Mayor: Shirley Maike, Laura Parsons, Don Mayfield

Council Position 1: John Paikuli

Council Position 2: Monica Manza, John Merrick, Elizabeth Rosenbeck

Council Position 3: Arthur Burton

Council Position 4: Destiny Stein, Tony Harbolt

Council Position 5: Gary Plumlee, Michael Deeley

Millwood

Council Position 1: Shawna Beese

Council Position 2: Daniel Sander, Mary Kate McLaughlan

Rockford

Mayor: Carrie Roecks

Council Position 1: Timothy Fricke

Council Position 2: Brian Laude

Spangle

Council Position 1: Ron Cockle

Council Position 2: Rebecca Johnson

Council Position 5: Steven Anderson

Waverly

Mayor: Paul Curtis, William Tensfeld

Council Position 1: Lori Stark, Kim Billington

Council Position 2: Joel Martensen

Council Position 4: Alexander Fuchs, Devin Billington

Council Position 5: Bree Killstrom

School Districts

Spokane, Position 2: Deana Brower; Position 5: Mike Wiser, Miranda Ackerman

Central Valley, District 2: Tom Dingus; District 5: Camilla Kane

Cheney, District 1: Marcie Estrellado; District 2: Suzanne Dolle

Deer Park, District 2: Brad Erickson; District 3: Joanne Greer

East Valley, District 3: Justin Voelker; District 4: Fred Helms, Emily Provencio; District 5: Mike Novakovich

Freeman, District 2: Ed Cashmere; District 4: Neil Fuchs Jr.

Great Northern, Position 1: Ken Pegg; Position 3: John Pegg; Position 4: Lynn Schaff; Position 5: Mary Patrick

Liberty, District 2: Chad Denny; District 3: Chad Cornmesser; District 4: Scott Simmons

Mead, District 1: Chad Burchard; District 5: Carmen Green

Medical Lake, District 1: Leo Spilker, Kelly Fouts; District 5: Peggy Schweikhardt

Nine Mile Falls, Position 4: Vicki Daggy, Kyle Yancey; Position 5: Greg Flemming

Newport, District 1: Rick Hughes

Orchard Prairie, Position 2: Suzanne Savall

Riverside, District 2: Jon Roman; District 5: Brandi Maynard

Reardan-Edwall, Position 4: Ian Wagner

Rosalia, District 4: Raymond Anderson

St. John, District 1: Shantyl McGuire; At-Large Position: Kelli Melhus

Tekoa, District 2: Mary Marsh; District 3: Shane Monroy; District 5: Fran Martin, Brandon VanDalsen

West Valley, District 1: Dan Hansen; District 2: Robert Dompier; District 5: Pam McLeod

Spokane County Superior Court

Position 6: Tony Hazel, Jocelyn Cook

7th Legislative District

Senate: Shelly Short, Karen Hardy

House: Jacquelin Maycumber, Susan Swanson