Candidates and Measures


Running for public office is one of the best ways to turn your ideas into action. In November thousands of Americans like you will run for local elected offices, making a direct impact on their community.

View the ballot order for candidates in the 2019 Primary.

See the list of candidates who filed for elections in 2019.

The lottery drawing for candidate order was at 4:30 p.m., Friday, May 17, 2019. Candidate order on the ballot will based on how the letters were drawn. They were recorded on this form.

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To answer many of your questions about filing and the Local Voters' Pamphlet, download the 2019 Kitsap Candidate and Measures Guidelines book (36 pages, 1.4 MB), or ask for a printed copy at the Kitsap County Auditor's Office - Elections Division, 619 Division Street, Port Orchard, WA 98366. Much of the information in the guidelines book will be useful as you plan your campaign.

Learn about the Public Disclosure Requirements. Most candidates are required to file financial documents with the Public Disclosure Commission.
 

Deadlines for Districts Considering Ballot Measures

Districts placing measures on future ballots must meet the following deadlines for filing resolutions with the Kitsap County Auditor's Office - Elections Division.

2019/2020 Election Dates Deadline for Resolution Ballots Mailed By
​August 6, 2019
 ​May 10, 2019
 July 19, 2019
​November 5, 2019
 ​August 6, 2019 ​October 18, 2019
​February 11, 2020 ​December 13, 2019 ​January 24, 2020
​March 10, 2020 Presidential Primary ​​No measures ​​February 22, 2020
​April 28, 2020 ​February 28, 2020 ​April 10, 2020
​August 4, 2020 Primary ​May 8, 2020 ​July 17, 2020
​November 3, 2020 General Election ​August 4, 2020 ​October 16, 2020

Obtaining Voter Data and Election Results.

Information that may be useful to candidates and campaigns.        

Lot Draw 

RCW 29A.36.131 specifies that the order of candidates on the Primary ballot is determined by lot draw. At 4:30 p.m. on the Friday of filing week, the Kitsap County Auditor's Office - Elections Division draws lettered tiles to create the ballot order for races.
 
  

2019 Offices and Positions Open for Filing (All races are non partisan.)

All offices file with the Kitsap County Auditor unless noted otherwise
 

Kitsap County Judicial Offices​ ​ ​ ​
​Office ​Incumbent Filing Fee​ Term​
​Kitsap County Superior Court Position 2 ​Michelle Adams ​$1,725.71 Unexpired ​
1-year term

Cities​ ​ ​ ​

City of Bainbridge Island - Non-charter Code City, Defined Council Districts
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee​ ​Term​
Council District 1, At-Large​ ​Ron Peltier ​$120.00 ​4-year term
​Council District 2, North Ward ​Kol Medina ​​$120.00 ​​4-year term
​Council District 4, Central Ward ​Leslie Schneider ​​$120.00 ​​Short and full 4-year term
​Council District 6, South Ward ​Sarah Blossom ​​$120.00 ​​4-year term
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​​​City of Bremerton - 1st Class Charter City, Defined Council Districts
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent Filing Fee​​ Term​​
​Council District 2 ​Leslie Daugs ​$122.76 ​​4-year term
​​Council District 4 ​Lori Wheat ​​$122.76 ​​Short and full 4-year term
​​Council District 6 ​Richard Huddy ​​$122.76 ​​4-year term
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City of Port Orchard - 2nd Class City, Candidates may reside anywhere within the city​ ​ ​ ​
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent Filing Fee​​ Term​​
​Mayor ​Robert B. Putaansuu ​$825.41 ​4-year term
​Council Position 1 ​Shawn Cucciardi ​$120.00 ​4-year term
​​Council Position 4 ​John W. Clauson ​$120.00 ​4-year term
​​Council Position 5 ​Cindy Lucarelli ​$120.00 ​4-year term
​​Council At-Large ​Jay Rosapepe ​$120.00 ​2-year term
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​ City of Poulsbo - Non Charter Code City, Candidates may reside anywhere within the city
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent Filing Fee​​ Term​​
​Council Position 1 ​Kenneth Thomas ​$90.00 ​​4-year term
​Council Position 2 ​Connie Lord ​​$90.00 ​​4-year term
​Council Position 3 ​Gary Nystul ​​$90.00 ​​4-year term
​Council Position 4 ​Jeff McGinty ​​$90.00 ​​4-year term
​Council Position 7 ​Abby Garland ​​$90.00
​​Unexpired
2-year term

          

School Districts ​ - Defined Director Districts unless noted otherwise ​ ​ ​

Bremerton School District No. 100-C​ ​- Candidates may reside anywhere within the school district.
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​ ​Term​
Director Position 1 Naomi Evans 4-year term
Director Position 2 J. David Rubie 4-year term
​Director Position 3 ​Jonee Dubos ​4-year term
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Bainbridge Island School District No. 303​ ​ ​ ​
​Office ​Incumbent ​Term
Director District 1 Lynn Smith 4-year term
Director District 3 Mev Hoberg 4-year term
Director District 4 Christina Hulet 4-year term
​Director District 5 ​Vacant ​Unexpired
2-year term
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North Kitsap School District No. 400​ ​ ​
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Term​
​Director District 2 ​Jim Almond 4-year term​
​Director District 3 ​Beth Worthington
​​Unexpired
2-year term
Director District 4 ​Glen Robbins 4-year term​
​Director District 5 Cindy Webster-Martinson​ 4-year term​
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Central Kitsap School District No. 401​
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
Director District 2 ​Rob MacDermid 4-year term​
Director District 3 ​Scott Woehrman 4-year term​
Director District 4 ​Jeanie Schulze 4-year term​
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​South Kitsap School District No. 402​ ​ ​
​​​Office ​​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
Director District 1 ​Eric Gattenby 4-year term​
Director District 2 ​Keith W. Garton 4-year term​
Director District 5 ​Gregory J. Wall 4-year term​
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​North Mason School District No. 403 ​- File with Mason County Auditor
​​​Office ​​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
​Director District 1 ​Art Wightman 4-year term​
Director District 3​ ​Laura Boad 4-year term​
Director District 4 ​John Campbell 4-year term​

 

Fire Districts ​

Bainbridge Island Fire Department ​ ​ ​
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​ ​Term​
Commissioner Position 2 YongSuk Cho 6-year term
Commissioner Position 3 Gina Batali 4-year
unexpired term
Commissioner Position 4 Fritz von Ibsch 6-year term
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Central Kitsap Fire and Rescue
​Office ​Incumbent ​Term
Commissioner Position 2 Guy Earle 6-year term
Commissioner Position 4 Ken Erickson 6-year term
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Kitsap County Fire Protection District No. 18 (Poulsbo Fire)
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Term​
Commissioner Position 2 C. Conrad Green 6-year term
​Commissioner Position 5 Darryl Milton 6-year term
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North Kitsap Fire & Rescue
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
​Commissioner Position 2 Patrick Pearson 6-year term
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​North Mason Regional Fire Authority - File with Mason County Auditor
​​​​Office ​​​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
​Commissioner Position 1 ​Kelley McIntosh ​6-year term
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​​South Kitsap Fire and Rescue
​​​Office ​​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
Commissioner Position 2 D.W. Dusty Wiley 6-year term
Commissioner Position 5 Paul Golnik 6-year term

 

​Port Districts - Defined Commissioner Districts unless noted otherwise ​ ​ ​

​Port of Bremerton District No. 1
​Office ​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
Commissioner District 2 Larry Stokes ​$120.00 6-year term
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​Port of Brownsville District No. 2
​Office ​Incumbent Filing Fee ​Term
Commissioner District 3 ​Shaun Nye ​​$34.20 Short and full 6-year term
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​Port of Eglon District No. 4
​​Office ​Incumbent Filing Fee Term
Commissioner District 1 ​Timothy Holbrook N/A 6-year term
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​Port of Illahee District No. 6 - Candidates may reside anywhere within the port district.
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner Position 3 ​Jim Aho ​N/A ​6-year term
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​Port of Indianola District No. 7
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner District 3 ​John Lane ​N/A ​6-year term
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​Port of Keyport District No. 8 - Candidates may reside anywhere within the port district. ​ ​ ​
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner Position 1 Lena Hunt ​N/A Short and full​6-year term
​Commissioner Position 2 ​Brian Watne ​N/A Unexpired 4-year term
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​​Port of Kingston District No. 9
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner District 1 ​Steve Heacock ​$34.20 Short and full​6-year term
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​Port of Manchester District No. 10 - Candidates may reside anywhere within the port district. ​ ​ ​
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner Position 1 ​James E. Strode ​N/A ​4-year term
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​Port of Poulsbo District No. 12 - Candidates may reside anywhere within the port district.

​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner Position 1 ​Steve L. Swann ​$30.48 ​6-year term
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​Port of Silverdale District No. 14

​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner District 1 Caleb A. Reese ​N/A Short and full​6-year term
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​Port of Tracyton District No. 15 ​ ​ ​
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner District 3 ​Ken Griffin ​N/A Short and full​6-year term
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​Port of Waterman District No. 16 ​ ​ ​
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​Filing Fee ​Term
​Commissioner District 1 ​Jeffrey Reynolds ​N/A ​Unexpired 4-year term
​Commissioner District 2 ​Brian Moran ​N/A ​​6-year term

 

Sewer District - Candidates may reside anywhere within the Sewer District ​

Kitsap County Sewer District No. 7​ ​ ​
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​ ​Term​
Commissioner Position 1 Roger Tielman 6-year term

 

Utility District - Candidates may reside anywhere within the Utility District ​

West Sound Utility District No. 1 ​ ​ ​
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​ ​Term​
Commissioner Position 1 James Jay Hart 6-year term

 

Water Districts - Candidates may reside anywhere within the Water District ​ ​

Manchester Water District No. 11
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​ ​Term​
Commissioner Position 1 James Strode 6-year term
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Rocky Point Water District No. 12
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
​Commissioner Position 1 ​Vacant Short and full 6-year term​
​Commissioner Position 3 ​Gilbert J. Knutzen Unexpired
2-year term​
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North Perry Water District No. 13
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
​Commissioner Position 1 ​Stephanie S. Marone 6-year term​
​Commissioner Position 3 ​Mary Sevilla Unexpired
4-year term​
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​Sunnyslope Water District No. 15
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
​Commissioner Position 1 ​D. Glenn Patterson 6-year term​
​Commissioner Position 2 ​Paul Kenfield Unexpired
2-year term​​​​
​Commissioner Position 3 ​Kevahn E. Steinke Unexpired
4-year term​
​ ​ ​

Silverdale Water District No. 16
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
​Commissioner Position 2 ​John R. Poppe 6-year term​
​ ​ ​

Old Bangor Water District No. 19​

This district’s operations and assets were acquired by the Silverdale Water District and is in the process of being dissolved.

 

Park Districts - Candidates may reside anywhere within the Park District ​ ​

Bainbridge Island Metropolitan Park & Recreation District
​​Office ​​Incumbent ​ ​Term​
Commissioner Position 1 Dawn Janow Short and full 6-year term
​Commissioner Position 3 ​John T. (Tom) Swolgaard 6-year term​
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Village Green Metropolitan Park District
​​​Office ​​​Incumbent ​Term​​
​Commissioner Position 2 Tracy Darlene Harris 6-year term​
​Commissioner Position 5 Robert C Warden Short and full 6-year term​

 

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2019 Candidate Filing Dates

 
  • May 20 - Deadline to withdraw
  • May 29-31 - Special filing period for races with no candidates
  • July 18 - Deadline to file for free as a write-in candidate in the Aug. 6 Primary