WHIDBEY NEWS-TIMES: Candidate filing week May 16-20

Jessie Stensland reports:

Candidate filling week is coming soon and races affecting Whidbey Island are already shaping up to be intense, with the likelihood of at least a couple of races having enough challengers to go to the primary ballot. Filing week is May 16-20.

One Island County commissioner seat and all the other elected county positions, except superior court judges, will be on the ballot this November.

Notes on Filing Week

To see a list of the offices open for election in 2022, please see this link. There are 197 offices on the ballot in Island County, including US Representative, Washington Secretary of State, three Washington Supreme Court Justices, both of Legislative District 10’s seats in the Washington House of Representatives, seven Island County executive positions, an Island County Commissioner, an Island County District Judge, a Public Utilities District Commissioner, and 180 Precinct Committee Officers. Once Filing Week opens, you can see who has filed at this link, or check back here on our site.

To file for office, start at the Island County Elections Candidate Information page. Our “Candidate Watch” series of posts has been tracking Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) filings for Legislative and County candidates.