Elections offer choices up and down ballot

This year’s primary election has more candidates than can be covered in the Weekly News. Get past the 36 candidates for governor and drill down to the contested election contests close to home. You can send Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, back to Washington or you can send him packing. At the other end of the ballot are three candidates for Skagit County Superior Court Judge, Position 3.

The basic information here is a start for researching contenders for local and regional offices not highlighted the last two weeks. Voting can be hard work.

Continue your research at votewa.gov. Cast your ballot by 8 p.m. Tuesday in a County drop box.

Congressional District 2

• Jason Call: Democrat, Marysville; 18 years high school math teacher; Raised: $45,136; only Progressive candidate.

• James Dean Golder, Republican, Oak Harbor; financial advisor; Raised: N/A; lifelong dedicated Republican activist.

• Cody Hart: Republican,Sedro-Woolley; owns engineering firm; Raised: N/A; once stationed at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.

• Timothy Hazelo: Republican, Oak Harbor; Valliant Integrated Services, Raised: $13,375; military veteran.

• Kari Ilonummi, Republican; Arlington; runs NoSpinNewsSource; Raised: N/A; has three signed letters from President Trump.

• Carrie Kennedy: Republican, Oak Harbor; various managers; Raised: N/A; wife, mother, daughter of naval officer.

• Rick Larsen, Democrat, Everett; Cong.

  Representative; Raised: $882,241; many union endorsements.

• Tim Uy, Trump Republican, Bellingham, president, property management company; Raised: N/A; Ph.D., Applied Physics, Stanford University.

Skagit County Superior Court, Position 3

• Elizabeth Yost Neidzwski, Conway; public defender; Raised: $38,595; Northwest Justice Project board vice president.
• Heather Shand Perkins, Conway; Skagit County Superior Court Commissioner; Raised: $23,645; Skagit County Bar Association president, 2019.
• Tom Seguine, Mount Vernon; Raised: $22,094; Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney, 2003-2007.

If you do not get your water from La Conner or Anacortes, you probably are supplied by Skagit PUD, Public Utility District. Their elected Commissioner 1 Position is being contested by five hopefuls.

Skagit County Director of Elections David Cunningham said turnout might be 50%, but did not think it will be as much as 60-70%, in a phone call July 28. Initial vote totals will not be handed out to candidates and media after the polls close at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Auditor Sandy Perkins does not want to create a dangerous health situation, he said.