Candidates step forward as filing week opens

Story updated Monday at 5:30 p.m.

Two candidates filed to challenge incumbent Aberdeen Mayor Erik Larson’s bid for re-election, Hoquiam Mayor Jasmine Dickhoff and City Councilman Ben Winkelman have filed for mayor, and incumbent Ocean Shores Mayor Crystal Dingler has a challenger in Carlos Roldan as of Monday evening, the first day of candidate filing for the 2019 election.

Aberdeen Ward 5 Councilman Pete Schave and current Aberdeen City Council President Tawni Andrews will face Larson in the primary. The top-two vote getters in any race move on to the general election in November.

In other mayoral races, Kyle Pauley has filed for Mayor of Cosmopolis; incumbent Vini Samuel has filed for re-election in Montesano, as has incumbent Westport Mayor Rob Bearden. Angelo M. Cilluffo has filed for Mayor of Oakville.

Other candidate filings in Grays Harbor County Monday included:

Port of Grays Harbor

Commissioner 1: Phil Papac

Commissioner 2: Tom Quigg

Hospital District 1

Position 5: Gary Thumser

Hospital District 2

Commissioner District 3: Lynn Csernotta

District 1: David T. Quigg

Aberdeen Mayor

Erik Larson, Pete Schave, Tawni Andrews

Aberdeen Council

Ward 2: Nathan Kennedy

Ward 6: Dee Anne Shaw

Cosmopolis Mayor

Kyle Pauley

Cosmopolis City Council

Position 2: Stana Cummings

Elma Mayor

Jim Sorensen

Elma City Council

Position 4: Charles Butterfield

Position 5: Josh Collette

Hoquiam Mayor

Ben Winkelman, Jasmine Dickhoff

Hoquiam City Council

Ward 2 Position 3: Steven J. Puvogel

Ward 5 Position 9: Brenda Carlstrom

McCleary City Council

Position 2: Brycen Huff

Montesano Mayor

Vini Samuel

Montesano City Council

Position 4: Brooke Chapman-Hoiness

Position 7: Dan Wood

Oakville Mayor

Angelo M. Cilluffo

Ocean Shores Mayor

Crystal Dingler, Carlos Roldan

Ocean Shores City Council

Position 2: Kathryn L. Sprigg

Position 4: Jon Martin

Position 6: Chuck Anderson, Bob Peterson

Westport Mayor

Rob Bearden

Westport City Council

Position 2: Robert N. Parnell

School District 5 – Aberdeen

Position 1: Jennifer Durney

Position 3: Jessica Jurasin

School District 28 – Hoquiam

Position 2: Hoki Moir

School District 64 — North Beach

Director District 4: Jessica J. Holt

School District 66 – Montesano

Director District 3: Doug Streeter

Director District 5: Kelly Vance

School District 68 – Elma

Director District 2: Justin A. Cristelli

School District 61 — Rochester

School Board Director District 2: Grant Rodeheaver

Candidate filings in Pacific County include:

Long Beach Mayor: Jerry Phillips

Raymond City Council

Member 3: Colby Rogers

Member 6: Ian Farrell

South Bend City Council

City Council Member 1: Daryle Buchanan, Wyatt Kuiken

City Council Member 2: Darren Manlow

School District #101

Director District 1: Anna Taft

School District #116

Director District 1: Jim Olsen

School District #118

Director District 1: Dave Eastham, Carolanne Watness

Director District 2: Steve Rogers, Wendy J. Manlow

Director Position at Large 2: Todd Strozyk

School District #155

Director District 3: Chuck Hendrickson

School District #160

Director District 1: Andy Portmann

Director District 2: Alyssa Rowlett

Hospital District 2

Commissioner District 3: Dave Vetter

Commissioner Position 1: Michael S. Lignoski

Hospital District 3

Commissioner District 2: Sandra Stonebreaker

Commissioner District 4: Ariel Smith