Filing week starts Monday for local candidates for office; Snoqualmie mayoral race already has two contenders

Candidates planning to run for office in the Aug. 1 primary election or the Nov. 7 general election must file for the office next week, Monday, May 15 through Friday, May 19.

Snoqualmie will have six city council positions, plus the office of mayor, up for election: Position 1, held by Bob Jeans; Position 2, held by Katherine Ross; Position 3, held by Bryan Holloway; Position 5, held by Heather Munden; Position 6, held by Sean Sundwall; and Position 7, held by Kathi Prewitt; and the office of Mayor, held by Matt Larson.

Larson has already indicated he planned to run for re-election and as of Monday, he will have an opponent. Snoqualmie City Councilman Brad Toft, who was elected to Position 4 in 2015, declared that he planned to run for Mayor, as well.

In North Bend, three council seats are up for election: Position 2, held by Alan Gothelf; Position 4, held by Ross Loudenback; and Position 6, held by Jeanne Pettersen. All three candidates have announced plans to run for re-election.

In Carnation, two council seats will be on the ballot: Position 2, held by Jim Berger; and Position 4, held by Kim Lisk.

In Duvall four council seats and the office of mayor will all be up for election. The council positions include Position 1, held by Dianne Brudnicki; Position 3, held by Scott Thomas; Position 5, currently vacant; and Position 6, held by Amy Ockerlander. Duvall Mayor Will Ibershof has indicated he will not run for re-election.

For the Snoqualmie Valley Hospital District, Position 3, held by Emma Herron will be on the ballot.

In the Snoqualmie Valley School District, two district seats are up for election: Position 1, held by Tavish MacLean; and Position 4, held by Marci Busby.

And in the Riverview School District, two seats are going to be on the ballot: District 1, held by Lori Oviatt; and District 5, held by Sabrina Parnell.

During filing week, candidates can file in person, online or by mail.

To file in person, candidates must visit the King County Elections Department headquarters, 919 SW Grady Way, Renton. The headquarters are open from from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily.

Online filing will begin at 9 a.m. Monday May 5 and be open around the clock during the week. Online filing closes at 4 p.m. Friday, May 19. For more filing information, visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/for-candidates/online-candidate-filing.aspx.

For candidates filing by mail, all documentation must be received at election headquarters by 4:30 p.m. next Friday, regardles of the postmark.

The deadline to withdraw from candidacy is 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 22.

Candidates can find details on running for office at http://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/for-candidates.aspx.