Democrat Ken Albert, who was appointed by county commissioners to take over the county treasurer position after it was vacated by the retirement of Ron Strabbing — who held the position for 35 years — has filed his candidacy for the position.
Other notable filings include Jack Thompson for the Position 2 Port Commissioner position he has held for nearly a quarter- century. If successful, this would be his fifth six-year term.
There is also competition in the Hospital District 2 Position 1 race, pitting incumbent Robert Torgerson against attorney John Farra, who has been critical of the district in the past.
Meanwhile, a flurry of candidates filed for a number of Ocean Shores City Council seats.
Below is the current list of candidate filings for the 2017 Aug. 1 primary. Unless otherwise noted the positions are nonpartisan.
Grays Harbor County Treasurer
Ken Albert (prefers Democratic Party)
Grays Harbor Port District
Commissioner 2, Jack Thompson
Hospital District 1
Hospital 1 Position 1, Georgette Beerbower Hiles
Hospital District 2
Hospital 2 Position 1, Robert Torgerson and John Lester Farra
Hospital 2 Position 2, Pete Scroggs
Aberdeen City Council
Ward 1 Position 2, Tawni Andrews
Ward 3 Position 5, Tim Alstrom
Ward 4 Position 7, Janae M. Chhith
Ward 5 Position 10, Alan Richrod
Elma City Council
Position 1, Pat Miller
Position 2, Elroy Papke
Position 3, Tom Boling
Hoquiam City Council
Ward 1 Position 2, Paul McMillan
Ward 3 Position 6, Bill Nelson and Richard Sinclair
Ward 5 Position 10, Denise Anderson
Ward 6 Position 12, Angela Forkum
McCleary City Council
Position 2, Brycen Huff
Position 3, Eric J. Hart
Position 4, Ben Blankenship
Position 5, Joy Iverson
Montesano City Council
Position 1, Clint Bryson
Position 2, Ian Cope
Position 3, Robert Hatley
Position 6, Ray Meyers and Tyler Trimble
City of Oakville
Mayor, Keith Francis
Ocean Shores City Council
Position 1, Susan Conniry and John Lynn
Position 3, Lisa Griebel
Position 5, Will Oaks, Jackie Farra, Steve Ensley, Randy D. Scott
Position 7, Gordon H. Broadbent, Carlos Roldan and Robert Crumpacker
Westport City Council
Position 1, Melissa Huerta
Position 3, Louis Summers
Aberdeen School District #5
School 5 Position 5, Sandra F. Bielski
North Beach School District #64
School 64 Director District 2, Linda R. Poplin
Elma School District #68
School 68 Director District 1, Larry Bridenback and Chad Searls
School 68 Director District 5, Teresa Boling
Quinault School District #97
School 97 Director District 2, David Christiansen
Wishkah School District #117
School 117 Director District 2, Denny Van Blaricom Jr.
Ocosta School District #172
School 172 Director District 2, Scott Jones
North River School District #300
School Director Position 2, Carolyn Lande
Mary M. Knight School District
School Board Director District 2, Shawn Donnelly
School Board Director Position 2, Leroy T. Valley
Oakville School District #400
School 400 Director District 1, Jennifer Tushka
Rochester School District #61
School Board Director District 4, Connie Smejkal
Fire District 1
Fire 1 Position 1, Larry Curfman and Clarence (Buck) Graham
Fire District 7
Fire 7 Position 2, Darrell Haglund
Fire 7 Position 3, Joseph Fernandez
Fire District 8
Fire 8 Position 1, Clinton L. Davis and Stephanie Allestad
Fire District 10
Fire 10 Position 1, Mike Toy
Fire District 11
Fire 11 Position 1, David McLellan
Fire District 17
Fire 17 Position 1, Calvin Pierce III
Water District 2
Water 2 Position 2, Tom Epperson
Important dates
Candidate filing ends Friday.
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
