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Marna Hanneman will be La Conner 's next mayor, no contest. Hanneman, on the planning commission since 2015, was the only person filing to run for the office during the May 15-19 period.
Council members Mary Wohleb, an incumbent elected in 2019, and Annie Taylor, filing for the position she was appointed to in 2021, will also be elected when they vote for themselves. No one filed to oppose them.
The only locally contested race is between John Agen and Janie Beasley for La Conner School District Director Position 2, almost a repeat of the 2019 election. Then challenger Agen defeated incumbent Kate Szurek in district 1. Beasley, then the district 2 incumbent, was defeated by Marlys Baker. Agen has moved into district 2.
Alana Quintasket and Kim Pedroza are unopposed for school board director positions 1 and 4. Both will gain full terms to seats they were appointed to this year.
Fire District 13 Commissioners John Doyle and J.J Wilbur are unopposed. Doyle will gain a six-year term and Wilbur will finish four years of an unexpired term. They were appointed in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Loren Bogart is unopposed for Sewer District 1 commissioner for the area bisected by Snee Oosh Road across from Hope Island.
No one filed for the Cemetery District 1 position, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery. Candidates can file during a special three day filing period after the August primary.
The only contested Skagit County mayoral elections are Burlington, with incumbent Steve Saxon facing Joe DeGloria, and Sedro Woolley, where JoEllen Kesti is running against incumbent Julia Johnson.
With only two candidates running there will not be any primary elections.
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