Ballot set for 2004 election season

KING COUNTY - The stage is set for the election season as King County officially closed its candidate filing period last week.

This fall Valley voters will hit the polls to decide several races, including the state Legislature, governor and attorney general.

Here's a quick look at the filings for the larger statewide races and those local contests that will find several incumbents trying to fend off a slate of challengers.

U.S. Senator

* Warren Hanson, Lynnwood (Democrat)

* Patty Murray, Incumbent, Seattle (Democrat)

* Mohammad H. Said, Ephrata (Democrat)

* J. Mills, Tacoma (Libertarian)

* Brad Klippert, Kennewick (Republican)

* George Nethercutt, Jr., Bellevue (Republican)

* Gordon Allen Pross, Ellensburg (Republican)

* Chuck Jackson, Snohomish (Republican)

* Reed Davis, Maple Valley (Republican)

* William Edward Chovil, Tacoma (Republican)

Washington Governor

* Mike the Mover, Lynnwood (Democrat)

* Ron Sims, Seattle (Democrat)

* Eugen Buculel, Bellvue (Democrat)

* Don Hansler, Spanaway (Democrat)

* Scott Headland, Tacoma (Democrat)

* Christine Gregoire, Olympia (Democrat)

* Michael Nelson (Libertarian)

* Ruth Bennet, Seattle (Libertarian)

* John Aiken, Jr., Medical Lake (Republican)

* Bill Meyer, Bellingham (Repubican)

* Dino Rossi, Bellevue (Republican)

5th Legislative District - Representative Position 1

* Jeff Griffin, Issaquah (Democrat)

* Keith Kemp, Fall City (Libertarian)

* Jay Rodne, Incumbent, Issaquah (Republican)

5th Legislative District - Representative Position 2

* Barbara de Michele, Sammamish (Democrat)

* Glenn Anderson, Incumbent, Issaquah (Republican)

5th Legislative District - Senator

* Kathy Huckaby, Sammamish (Democrat)

* Jaime Capili, Renton (Libertarian)

* Cheryl Pflug, Incumbent (Republican)

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