Three Contested Races

Today was the last day to file and we gained one candidate for Position 3 and four for Position 6. Here's the final list:

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 1
Two Year or Four Year Term

DIANA L WILHITE (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 11:18:14

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 2
Two Year or Four Year Term

STEVE TAYLOR (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 08:58:02

JENNIE WILLARDSON (NP) Spokane Valley 07/26/2005 - 15:30:17

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 3
Two Year or Four Year Term

MIKE DEVLEMING (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 14:08:58

HOWARD HERMAN (NP) Spokane Valley 07/29/2005 - 12:40:06

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 4
Two Year or Four Year Term

GARY SCHIMMELS (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 08:35:42

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 5
Two Year or Four Year Term

RICHARD MUNSON (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 08:52:33

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 6
Two Year or Four Year Term

BILL GOTHMANN (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 08:32:46

CHARLES G PARKER (NP) Spokane Valley 07/28/2005 - 11:12:27

JOHN G KALLAS (NP) Spokane Valley 07/29/2005 - 13:20:45

RONALD LIPPINCOTT (NP) Spokane Valley 07/29/2005 - 15:00:51

DALE STROM (NP) Spokane Valley 07/29/2005 - 16:27:41

EDWARD J MERTENS (NP) Spokane Valley 07/29/2005 - 16:32:29

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 7
Two Year or Four Year Term

DICK DENENNY (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 15:20:48

So only one meaningful primary and that's for the open seat.

Out of three positions, the City of Spokane will have two meaningful primaries and all three positions are contested. In the one county-wide race, Ralph Baker runs unopposed for County Assessor.

Let the mahem begin!

Candidate Update

Since the last update, Charles G. Parker filed for Spokane Valley City Council, Position 6.

This brings the total number of competitive elections to 2.

Meanwhile, all three of the City of Spokane's City Council races are contested - one with 7 candidates:

Spokane City Council Dist No. 1 - Council: Pos 2
Four Year Term

AL FRENCH (NP) Spokane 07/25/2005 - 08:39:33

VALENTINA (TINA) HOWARD (NP) Spokane 07/26/2005 - 13:58:35

Spokane City Council Dist No. 2 - Council: Pos 2
Short and Four Year Term

MARY VERNER (NP) Spokane 07/25/2005 - 08:55:16

JEFFREY D BIERMAN (NP) Spokane 07/27/2005 - 11:40:48

Spokane City Council Dist No. 3 - Council: Pos 2
Four Year Term

STEVE CORKER (NP) Spokane 07/25/2005 - 10:11:56

JUDITH GILMORE (NP) Spokane 07/25/2005 - 10:37:28

NANCY MCLAUGHLIN (NP) Spokane 07/25/2005 - 10:39:32

JOYCE MCNAMEE (NP) Spokane 07/26/2005 - 11:18:51

KEITH SPRINGER (NP) Spokane 07/26/2005 - 12:28:18

BARBARA LAMPERT (NP) Spokane 07/27/2005 - 10:56:00

DANIEL DAY (NP) Spokane 07/27/2005 - 11:45:26

Cuban Elections in the Spokane Valley?

Here's the filings so far for Spokane Valley City Council:

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 1
Two Year or Four Year Term

DIANA L WILHITE (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 11:18:14

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 2
Two Year or Four Year Term

STEVE TAYLOR (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 08:58:02

JENNIE WILLARDSON (NP) Spokane Valley 07/26/2005 - 15:30:17

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 3
Two Year or Four Year Term

MIKE DEVLEMING (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 14:08:58

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 4
Two Year or Four Year Term

GARY SCHIMMELS (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 08:35:42

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 5
Two Year or Four Year Term

RICHARD MUNSON (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 08:52:33

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 6
Two Year or Four Year Term

BILL GOTHMANN (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 08:32:46

City of Spokane Valley - Council; Pos 7
Two Year or Four Year Term

DICK DENENNY (NP) Spokane Valley 07/25/2005 - 15:20:48

Only two new faces and one competitive election? Come on Spokane Valley, you can do better than this! Sure the 7-way races were a bit ridiculous, but this is worse!