The race for the Mayor of Raymond features three candidates, including incumbent Steve Jones, and will appear on the Aug. 1 primary election ballot. Meanwhile, about 10 of the 73 offices up for grabs in Pacific County had no candidates file for them. For offices with no candidates, a special filing period will be held by the Pacific County Auditor at a date to be determined later.
Below are the most recent candidate filings for Pacific County. Unless otherwise noted, these offices are nonpartisan.
Port Commissioners
Port of Chinook Commissioner District 2, two-year term: Gary Kobes; Commissioner District 3, six-year term: Jerry Cox
Port of Ilwaco Commissioner District 2, six-year term: Dave Nichols
Port of Peninsula Commissioner District 2, Dennis A. Long and Mary DeLong
Port of Willapa Harbor Commissioner District 2, six-year term: Nick Jambor
City of Ilwaco
Mayor, Gary Forner and Sam Lund
City Council Member 1, Jared Oakes
City Council Member 2, Kristen Mathison and Missy Bageant
City Council Member 3, Fred Marshall
City Council Member 4, Matthew Lessnau
City of Long Beach
City Council Member 2, Tina McGuire
City Council Member 4, John Nechvatal, Kevin (Isa) Cline
City Council Member 5, Mark Perez and Holli Kemmer
City of Raymond
Mayor, Douglas (Tony) Nordin, Neilia E. Woods, Steve Jones
City Council Member 1, Ryan Porter
City Council Member 2, Lareina Garcia and Kaley Hanson
City Council Member 3, Colby Rogers
City Council Member 4, Chris Halpin
City Council Member 5, Dee Roberts
City of South Bend
Mayor, Julie Rose Struck
City Council Member 1, Daryle Buchanan and Wyatt R. Kuiken
City Council Member 3, Patricia (Pat) Neve and Joshua Martin
City Council Member 4, Janice Hall Davis and Aaragon Markwell
City Council Member 5, Dale Little and Thomas L. Giacoma
Ocean Beach School District #101
Director District 3, Tiffany Turner
Director District 4, Michelle Binion
Raymond School District #116
Director District 1, Jim Olsen and Jim Totten
Director District 3, Angelia Enlow
Director Position 5, Pebbles Williams
South Bend School District #118
Director District 3, Charles (Chuck) Spoor
Director Position 1, Andrew B. Seaman
Naselle Grays River School District #155
Director District 2, Amy Hunt
Director District 4, Amy Chadwick and Tim Haataia
Director District 5, Lonnie Eaton
Willapa Valley School District #160
Director District 1, Tom Walker
Director District 4, Josh Christen
Director District 5, Tom Gray
School District #172
Director District 2, Scott Jones
Director District 4, Hillary Bearden
North River School District #200
Director Position 1, Robert Sholes
School Director Position 2, Carolyn Lande
Director Position 5, Bethany Mizushima
School District #301
Director District 2, Colin (Wolverine) Newell
Director District 3, Trevor Kaech and Ed Petersen
Peninsula Fire District #1
Commissioner Position 3, Thomas L. Downer
Willapa Valley Fire District #3
Commissioner Position 2, Bob Jones
Naselle Fire District #4
Commissioner Position 3, Bryan Penttila
North Cove Fire District #5
Commissioner Position 2, Donald Hatton
Commissioner Position 3, Frank Porembski
Bay Center Fire District #5
Commissioner Position 1, Victoria Killingbeck
Nemah Fire District #7
Commissioner Position 3, Kelli Erickson
Fire District #15
Position 1, Jeffrey Schreck
Willapa Harbor Hospital District 2
Commissioner District 1, Kathy Spoor
Commissioner District 2, Jeff Nevitt and Jason D. McVey
Commissioner Position 1, Tim Russ
Ocean Beach Hospital District 3
Commissioner District 1, Nancy Gorshe
Commissioner District 2, Sandra Stonebreaker
Park District
Parks Position 1, Jim White
Parks Position 2, Mike Reichenberger
Parks Position 5, Tanya Lana
Chinook Water District
Commissioner Position 2, Jacob Moore
Commissioner Position 3, Kenny Osborne
North Beach Water District
Commissioner Position 2, Gwen Brake
Willapa Water District
Commissioner Position 3, Jerry Jones
Seaview Sewer District
Commissioner Position 2, Bruce Peterson
Important dates for voters
July 3: Last day to apply by online for new or updated voter registration to be eligible to vote in the primary
July 14: 18-day primary election voting period begins
July 24: Last day to register to vote in person to be eligible to vote in the primary
August 1: Primary election day
