26 Candidates Register to Run For Office in Chelan/Douglas Counties on First Day of Filing Week

Tuesday is the second day of candidate filing week in Washington, with 26 people having filed to run for office on the first day of Monday in Chelan and Douglas counties.

All but six of those filing the first day are incumbents, with notable exceptions being two candidates each to replace retiring Chelan County Commissioner Bob Bugert and retiring Chelan County District Court Judge Roy Fore.

Republican Shon Smith and Independent Ann Hessburg have filed for Bugert's District 2 Chelan County Commissioner seat, with Hessburg having raised $13,398.00 so far according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission, while Smith has raised $11,767.64.

Allen Blackmon and Jonathan Volyn have filed for Chelan County District Judge Roy Fore's position 1 seat, with neither reporting any money raised thus far.

Chelan County incumbent Sheriff Brian Burnett, a Republican, has raised the most money of any candidate so far within the two counties, $30,350.31.

The other two non-incumbents who have filed are Independent Sandra Arechiga, who is the only candidate so far in the Chelan County Clerk race, and Republican Tanner Bateman, the lone candidate so far in the Douglas County Coroner race.

All of the candidates filing for seats in the state legislature in the two counties the first day are incumbents.

The five offices are all held by Republicans - District 7 State Sen. Shelly Short, District 7 Position 1 State Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, District 7 Position 2 State Rep. Joel Kretz, District 12 Position 1 State Rep. Keith Goehner and District 12 Position 2 State Rep. Mike Steele.

Of the 26 candidates having filed in day one of filing week, all but a handful in partisan races are Republicans. The exceptions are Independents Hessburg and Arechiga in Chelan County, and incumbent Douglas County Auditor Thad Duvall, who is listed as "nonpartisan" and incumbent Douglas County Prosecutor Gordon Edgar, who is listed as "states no party preference."

Candidates have until Friday to file for office in order to make the ballot for the primary election on Aug 2.

In races with three or more candidates, the top two finishers in the primary will face off in the general election on Nov 8.

Candidates in races with one or two total candidates will automatically move on to the general election.