With candidate filing week now closed, a number of candidates — particularly on the Aberdeen and Ocean Shores city councils — will be focused on the Aug. 3 primary.
Ocean Shores will have two council races on the primary. Five candidates have filed for the Position 5 seat held by recently-appointed Councilwoman Lisa Scott: Scott, Patrick Daugherty, Robert M. Doering Jr., Edgar W. Schroll and Lorraine Hardin. Position 7 has three candidates: Patric Hayes, David Lynn and Rich Hartman.
In races with more than two candidates, the top-two in the primary will move on to face each other in the Nov. 2 general election.
Aberdeen has three primary races. The list of candidates for the open Aberdeen City Council Ward 4, Position 7 seat is four: Rebecca Sanchez, Tara M. Mareth, Marissa Aube, and Antara Croft. Current Ward 5, Position 10 Councilman Alan Richrod has two challengers, Debi Ann Pieraccini and Chelsey Leavenworth. There will also be a primary for Ward 1, Position 1, with three candidates: incumbent Melvin Taylor, Michael Trader and Kimberly Strom.
Two Westport council seats will require a primary: Position 1 will have incumbent Melissa Huerta facing Brylie James and Dennis Hall; in Position 2 it’s Brenna James, Troy Meyers and Tom Fleckenstein vying for the open seat.
Incumbent Oakville Mayor Angelo Cilluffo has two challengers, Bill Breedlove and Anthony Smith.
The 4 p.m. Friday filing deadline came and went without any challengers for the incumbents in the two countywide elections — Norma Tillotson, who filed as a Democrat (all other elections within the county are non-partisan) for County Prosecutor; and Stan Pinnick, who will retain his Port of Grays Harbor Commissioner 3 post for a fourth 6-year term.
In Hospital District 2, Melanie Sturgeon has filed to run against incumbent Andrew Bickar. Sturgeon was on the board previously in an at-large position but was defeated in 2019 by Scott Dilley.
Candidates who have filed:
Grays Harbor Prosecutor, Norma J. Tillotson
Port District, Commissioner 3, Stan Pinnick
Aberdeen Council, Ward 1, Position 1, Melvin Taylor
Aberdeen Council, Ward 1, Position 1, Michael Trader
Aberdeen Council Ward 1, Position 1, Kimberly Strom
Aberdeen Council, Ward 1, Position 2, Kacey Ann Morrison
Aberdeen Council Ward 2, Position 4, John Maki
Aberdeen Council, Ward 3, Position 5, Liz Ellis
Aberdeen Council Ward 3, Position 5, Norman Klein
Aberdeen Council Ward 4, Position 7, Rebecca Sanchez
Aberdeen Council Ward 4, Position 7, Tara Mareth
Aberdeen Council Ward 4, Position 7, Marissa Aube
Aberdeen Council Ward 4, Position 7, Antara Croft
Aberdeen Council Ward 5, Position 10, Alan Richrod
Aberdeen Council Ward 5, Position 10, Debi Ann Pieraccini
Aberdeen Council Ward 5, Position 10, Chelsey Leavenworth
Aberdeen Council Ward 6, Position 11, Frank Gordon
Aberdeen Council Ward 6, Position 11, Colton A. Gwinn
Aberdeen Council Ward 6, Position 11, David Lawrence
Cosmopolis Council, Position 4, Debra Moran
Cosmopolis Council, Position 4, Cody Bridges
Cosmopolis Council, Position 5, Miles Wenzel
Cosmopolis Council, Position 5, Jonathan Bennett
Elma Council, Position 1, Pat Miller
Elma Council, Position 1, Tim Hedgpeth
Elma Council, Position 2, Jim Taylor
Elma Council, Position 3, John Heater
Hoquiam Council, Ward 1, Position 1, John Pellegrini
Hoquiam Council, Ward 1, Position 2, Paul McMillan
Hoquiam Council, Ward 2, Position 4, Jim George
Hoquiam Council, Ward 2, Position 4, Dennis J. Carpenter
Hoquiam Council, Ward 3, Position 5, Tracey Ushman
Hoquiam Council, Ward 3, Position 6, Bill Nelson
Hoquiam Council,Ward 4, Position 7, Jamie Brand
Hoquiam Council, Ward 4, Position 7, Greg Grun
Hoquiam Council, Ward 4, Position 7, Joseph R. Marchie
Hoquiam Council, Ward 5, Position 10, Denise Anderson
Hoquiam Council, Ward 6, Position 12, Elizabeth Reid
McCleary Mayor, Chris Miller, Jeffrey D. Prowse, Brenda Orffer
McCleary Council, Position 3, Max Ross
McCleary Council, Position 4, Andrea Dahl
McCleary Council, Position 4, Gary Atkins Atkins
McCleary Council, Position 5, Deborah Joy Iverson
McCleary Council, Position 5, Jacob Simmons
Montesano Council, Position 1, Clint Bryson
Montesano Council, Position 2, Rollin Caryl
Montesano Council, Position 2, Valerie Jester
Montesano Council, Position 3, Holly Shuck
Montesano Council, Position 3, Ian Cope
Montesano Council, Position 6, Brooke Chapman-Hoiness
Montesano Council, Position 6, Tyler Trimble
Oakville Mayor, Angelo Cilluffo, Bill Breedlove, Anthony Smith
Oakville Council, Position 3, Dan Martin
Oakville Council, Position 4, Julie Zehe
Oakville Council, Position 5, John Ruymann
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Lisa Scott
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Patrick Daugherty
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Robert M. Doering
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Edgar W. Schroll
Ocean Shores Council, Position 5, Lorraine Hardin
Ocean Shores Council, Position 1, Susan Conniry
Ocean Shores Council, Position 1, Eric Noble
Ocean Shores Council, Position 7, Rich Hartman
Ocean Shores Council, Position 7, Patric Hayes
Ocean Shores Council, Position 7, David Linn
Westport Council, Position 1, Brylie Jarnes
Westport Council, Position 1, Melissa Huerta
Westport Council, Position 1, Dennis Hall
Westport Council, Position 2, Brennan Jarnes
Westport Council, Position 2, Troy Meyers
Westport Council, Position 2, Tom Fleckenstein
Westport Council, Position 3, Louis Summers
Westport Council, Position 4, Tom Aronson
Hospital District 1, Position 2, Kevin Brossard
Hospital District 1, Position 4, Carolyn Wescott
Hospital District 1, Position 4, Chad E. Searles
Hospital District 2, District 4, Andrew Bickar
Hospital District 2, District 4, Melanie L. Sturgeon
Hospital District 2, District 5, Becky Walsh
A number of school board, park district and fire district positions are up for grabs and have been filed for by numerous candidates. A complete list of candidate filings can be found at co.grays-harbor.wa.us/government/Auditors/elections.php, and clicking “Candidate Filings” under the “Candidates” header on the page.
