PORT ORCHARD — This upcoming off-year election season was uppermost on the minds of the 115 candidates who filed to run for 76 offices in Kitsap County during the election candidate filing period spanning May 13-17.
In the South Kitsap area, primary election races on Aug. 6 will be fairly subdued, especially for municipal seats in the City of Port Orchard. Only one position, the seat currently held by John Clauson, will be contested in the nonpartisan race for a four-year term. Cody Morgan of Manchester filed on May 16 to face Clauson.
First-term Mayor Rob Putaansuu will run unopposed for re-election. Three other City Council members — Shawn Cucciardi, Cindy Lucarelli and Jay Rosapepe — also won’t face an opponent this fall.
In contrast, the three seats up for election on the South Kitsap School District’s board of directors will be contested. District 2’s seat, being vacated by Keith Garton, will have three challengers running to replace him. John R. Berg, Robert Lamb and Glenny Compton will face off in the primary to become finalists in the general election. And three candidates will be on the ballot in August in the District 5 race. Incumbent Greg Wall, who has held the seat since 2011, will face Jill A. Boltz and Jeff Daily.
Eric Gattenby, who was appointed to represent District 1 in September, is being challenged by Keith Law.
South Kitsap Fire and Rescue Commissioner Position 2 will be challenged by candidates D.W. Dusty Wiley and Fred Freeland.
Port of Bremerton’s Commissioner District 2 position, which has been held by Larry Stokes, is now an open seat following the incumbent’s announcement last week that he would not run again. Gary K. Anderson, Jack Edwards and Michael Nicosia filed to replace Stokes in District 2.
There’s one other contested seat to emerge from the candidate filing period: Candidates James E. Strode and Shawn Murphy are vying for the Port of Manchester’s Position 1 commissioner seat.
Here’s the complete listing of candidates running for office in Kitsap County this fall:
CANDIDATE FILINGS FOR KITSAP COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION
KITSAP COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT
Judge Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 1-year unexpired term
Michelle Adams
CITY OF BAINBRIDGE ISLAND
City Council
Council District 1
At-Large Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Anthony Oddo
Kirsten Hytopoulos
Council District 2
North Ward
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Kol Medina
Kevin Fetterly
Ashley Mathews
Council District 4
Central Ward
Nonpartisan Office 4-year short and full term
Leslie A. Schneider
Grayson William Wildsmith
Council District 6 South Ward
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Sarah Blossom
Michael Pollock
CITY OF BREMERTON
City Council
Council District 2
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Leslie Daugs
Council District 4
Nonpartisan Office 4-year short and full term
Lori Wheat
Council District 6
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Anna Mockler
Erinn Howell
Chase LeFors
Michael Simpson
CITY OF PORT ORCHARD
Mayor
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Rob Putaansuu
City Council
Council Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Shawn Cucciardi
Council Position 4
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
John Clauson
Cody Morgan
Council Position 5
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Cindy Lucarelli
Council At-Large
Nonpartisan Office 2-year term
Jay Rosapepe
CITY OF POULSBO
City Council
Council Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Dawn DeSalvo
Andrew J.L. Phillips
Council Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Connie Lord
Council Position 3
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Britt Livdahl
Ricky D. Moon
Council Position 4
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Jeffrey McGinty
Council Position 7
Nonpartisan Office 2-year unexpired term
Gary McVey
BREMERTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 100-C
Director Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Karen J. Bolton
Director Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
John Paul Hurley
Director Position 3
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Jonee Dubos
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 303
Director District 1
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Lynn Smith
Director District 3
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Sanjay Pal
Director District 4
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Christina Hulet
Andrew Ewing
Director District 5
Nonpartisan Office 2-year unexpired term
Mark D. Emerson
NORTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 400
Director District 2
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Pamela Madden-Boyer
Mike Desmond
Director District 3
Nonpartisan Office 2-year unexpired term
Breane Martinez
April Ferguson
Director District 4
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Karl Fidler
Nancy Moffatt
Director District 5
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Cindy Webster-Martinson
Kelie Griffin
Kim Gerlach
CENTRAL KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 401
Director District 2
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Rob MacDermid
Ryan Hamilton
Director District 3
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Drayton Jackson
Director District 4
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Jeanie Schulze
SOUTH KITSAP SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 402
Director District 1
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Eric L. Gattenby
Keith Law
Director District 2
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
John R. Berg
Robert Lamb
Glenny Compton
Director District 5
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Greg Wall
Jill A. Boltz
Jeff Daily
NORTH MASON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403
Director District No. 1
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Art Wightman
Director District No. 3
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
Laura L Boad
Director District No. 4
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
John Campbell
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Robert S. Peterson
YongSuk Cho
Commissioner Position 3
Nonpartisan Office 4-year unexpired term
Gina Batali
Commissioner Position 4
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Ernst (Fritz) von Ibsch
CENTRAL KITSAP FIRE AND RESCUE
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Guy H. Earle
Commissioner Position 4
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Ken Erickson
Curtis W. Perdue
KITSAP COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 18
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
William (Bill) Whiteley III
Chris Quinn
Commissioner Position 5
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Darryl Milton
NORTH KITSAP FIRE & RESCUE
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Patrick M. Pearson
D. Scott Henden
NORTH MASON REGIONAL FIRE AUTHORITY
Fire Commissioner
Position No.1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Kelley McIntosh
SOUTH KITSAP FIRE AND RESCUE
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
D.W. Dusty Wiley
Fred Freeland
Commissioner Position 5
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Paul Golnik
PORT OF BREMERTON DISTRICT NO. 1
Commissioner District 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Gary K. Anderson
Jack Edwards
Michael Nicosia
PORT OF BROWNSVILLE DISTRICT NO. 2
Commissioner District 3
Nonpartisan Office 6-year short and full term
Shaun E. Nye
PORT OF EGLON DISTRICT NO. 4
Commissioner District 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Timothy R. Holbrook
PORT OF ILLAHEE DISTRICT NO. 6
Commissioner Position 3
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
James Aho
PORT OF INDIANOLA DISTRICT NO. 7
Commissioner District 3
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Gary Walker
PORT OF KEYPORT DISTRICT NO. 8
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year short and full term
Lena Hunt
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 4-year unexpired term
Brian Watne
PORT OF KINGSTON DISTRICT NO. 9
Commissioner District 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year short and full term
Steve Heacock
PORT OF MANCHESTER DISTRICT NO. 10
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 4-year term
James E. Strode
Shawn Murphy
PORT OF POULSBO DISTRICT NO. 12
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Mark Singer
PORT OF SILVERDALE DISTRICT NO. 14
Commissioner District 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year short and full term
Caleb Reese
PORT OF TRACYTON DISTRICT NO. 15
Commissioner District 3
Nonpartisan Office 6-year short and full term
Ken Griffin
PORT OF WATERMAN DISTRICT NO. 16
Commissioner District 1
Nonpartisan Office 4-year unexpired term
Jeff Reynolds
Commissioner District 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Ben Compton
KITSAP COUNTY SEWER DISTRICT NO. 7
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Alicia Arter
WEST SOUND UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 1
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
James Jay Hart
MANCHESTER WATER DISTRICT NO. 11
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Robert (Bob) Ballard
NORTH PERRY WATER DISTRICT NO. 13
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Stephanie S. Marone
Jeff Rupert
Commissioner Position 3
Nonpartisan Office 4-year unexpired term
Mary Sevilla
Mike Dudley
SUNNYSLOPE WATER DISTRICT NO. 15
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Glenn Patterson
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 2-year unexpired term
Paul S. Kenfield
Commissioner Position 3
Nonpartisan Office 4-year unexpired term
Dave Larman
SILVERDALE WATER DISTRICT NO. 16
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
John Poppe
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND METROPOLITAN PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT
Commissioner Position 1
Nonpartisan Office 6-year short and full term
Dawn Janow
Commissioner Position 3
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Rachel Pritchett
John T. (Tom) Swolgaard
VILLAGE GREEN METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT
Commissioner Position 2
Nonpartisan Office 6-year term
Tracy Darlene Harris
Commissioner Position 5
Nonpartisan Office 6-year short and full term
