A handful of local nonpartisan offices will be contested in this year’s general election, after candidate filing closed on May 17.
Several town council positions in Twisp will be contested, and incumbents on the Methow Valley School Board and Okanogan County Fire District 6 board of commissioners will also face challengers.
Here’s a roundup of candidates who filed as of May 17:
• Hospital District 1 (Three Rivers Hospital) — Commissioner Position No. 2, at-large, two-year unexpired term, Leslie McNamara*; Position No. 3, six-year term, Mike Pruett*; Position No. 4, six-year term, Cherryl Thomas*.
• Town of Twisp — Mayor, four-year term, Soo Ing-Moody*, Vern Nations; Council Position No. 1, two-year unexpired term, Hannah Cordes*; Position No. 3, four-year term, Alan Caswell,* Leone C. Edson; Position No. 4, four-year short and full term, Mark Easton*, Kevin K. Hickman; Position No. 5, four-year term, Hans Smith*.
• Town of Winthrop — Council Position No. 3, four-year term, Ben Nelson*; Position No. 4, four-year term, William Kilby*; Position No. 5, four-year term, Bill McAdow*.
• Methow Valley School District — Director, District 1, four-year term, Judith Hardmeyer-Wright*; District 3, four-year term, Mary Anne Quigley*; District 5 at large, four-year term, Frank Kline,* Leverett Hubbard.
• Okanogan County Fire District No. 6 — Commissioner, Position No. 2, six-year term, Darold Brandenburg*, Ken Doran.
• Cemetery District 1 — Commissioner, Position No. 1, four-year unexpired term, Gary Marchbank*; Position No. 2, six-year term, Don Waller*; Position No. 3, two-year unexpired term, Teresa Mathis*.
• Cemetery District 2 — Commissioner, Position No. 3, six-year term, Jane Surface*.
* = incumbent
