WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: St. Clair, Hazelo move on to Nov. 8
Jessie Stensland reports on the election results:
Updated: The candidates for a seat on the Island County Board of commissioners were narrowed to incumbent Janet St. Clair and challenger Tim Hazelo in the Aug. 2 primary election.
In races affecting Whidbey Island residents, Democrats and incumbents did especially well. As of Thursday evening, the Island County Election Office reported that 22,671 ballots have been counted and an estimated 8,000 are left to count.
So far, St. Clair, a Democrat, received 3,513 votes, or 50%, and Hazelo has 2,622 ballots cast in his favor, which is just over 37%. The third candidate, Republican former commissioner Rick Hannold, got 861 votes, or just over 12%.
On The Ballot in August 2022
| State Representative, LD 10, Posn 1 | Clyde Shavers (D-Oak Harbor) Greg Gilday (R-Camano Island), the incumbent |
| State Representative, LD 10, Posn 2 | Ryan Campbell (R-Stanwood) Karen Lesetmoe (R-Oak Harbor) Dave Paul (D-Oak Harbor), the incumbent |
| County Commissioner, District 3 | Tim Hazelo (R-Oak Harbor) Janet St. Clair (D-Camano Island), the incumbent Rick Hannold (R-Oak Harbor) |
| Assessor | Kelly Mauck (R) Theodore Kubusiak (no party preference) Incumbent Bernie Upchurch did not file for re-election |
| Auditor | Sheilah Crider (R), the incumbent Barbara Fuller (D) |
| Clerk | Deirdre Butler (no party preference) Debra Van Pelt (D), the incumbent |
| Coroner | Shantel Porter (I) Incumbent Robert Bishop did not file for re-election |
| Prosecutor | Greg Banks (no party preference), the incumbent |
| Sheriff | Rick Felici (R), the incumbent Lane Campbell (R) |
| Treasurer | Richard MacQuarrie (R) Tony Lam (D) Incumbent Wanda Grone did not file for re-election |
| District Court Judge | Bill Hawkins, the incumbent |
