Day three of filing week saw new candidates emerge for city, town, school board and special district elected offices in Pierce County.
As of 5 p.m., 152 candidates had filed. Filing week wraps up Friday. For more information on the process and to see a list of open positions, go to the county elections web site. Read on for a list of candidates (new names in bold) .
| Jurisdiction | Race | Candidate |
|---|---|---|
| Pierce Superior Court | Judge Position 10 | Gary Johnson |
| PORT OF TACOMA | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Don Johnson |
| PORT OF TACOMA | Commissioner Pos. 5 | Clare Petrich |
| CITY OF AUBURN | Council Pos. 1 | Largo Wales |
| CITY OF AUBURN | Council Pos. 3 | Bill Peloza |
| CITY OF AUBURN | Council Pos. 5 | John Hayes Holman |
| CITY OF AUBURN | Council Pos. 7 | Wayne Osborne |
| CITY OF BONNEY LAKE | Council Pos. 2 | Mark A. Hamilton |
| CITY OF BONNEY LAKE | Council Pos. 4 | James Rackley |
| CITY OF BONNEY LAKE | Council Pos. 5 | Tom Watson |
| CITY OF BONNEY LAKE | Council Pos. 7 | Katrina Minton-Davis |
| CITY OF BONNEY LAKE | Council Pos. 7 | Quinn Dahlstrom |
| CITY OF BUCKLEY | Council Pos. 4 | James Montgomery |
| CITY OF BUCKLEY | Council Pos. 6 | Milt Tremblay |
| TOWN OF CARBONADO | Mayor | Richie Morgan |
| TOWN OF CARBONADO | Mayor | Brian Whitmore |
| TOWN OF CARBONADO | Council Pos. 5 | Buck McBride |
| CITY OF DUPONT | Mayor | Michael Grayum |
| CITY OF DUPONT | Council Pos. 4 | Penny Coffey |
| CITY OF DUPONT | Council Pos. 5 | Kathleen Trotter |
| CITY OF DUPONT | Council Pos. 6 | Michael (Mike) Courts |
| TOWN OF EATONVILLE | Treasurer | Michael Schaub |
| TOWN OF EATONVILLE | Council Pos. 3 | Brenden Pierce |
| TOWN OF EATONVILLE | Council Pos. 4 | Abby Gribi |
| TOWN OF EATONVILLE | Council Pos. 5 | Jim Valentine |
| CITY OF EDGEWOOD | Council Pos. 2 | Mike Kelley, Jr. |
| CITY OF EDGEWOOD | Council Pos. 7 | Steve W. Cope |
| CITY OF FIFE | Council Pos. 1 | Richard Godwin |
| CITY OF FIFE | Council Pos. 2 | Winston Marsh |
| CITY OF FIFE | Council Pos. 4 | Pat Hulcey |
| CITY OF FIFE | Council Pos. 5 | Rob Cerqui |
| CITY OF FIRCREST | Council Pos. 3 | Bob Thaden |
| CITY OF FIRCREST | Council Pos. 4 | David M. Viafore |
| CITY OF GIG HARBOR | Council Pos. 5 | Ken Malich |
| CITY OF GIG HARBOR | Council Pos. 6 | Michael Perrow |
| CITY OF LAKEWOOD | Council Pos. 4 | Don Anderson |
| CITY OF LAKEWOOD | Council Pos. 6 | Marie Barth |
| CITY OF LAKEWOOD | Council Pos. 7 | Paul Bocchi |
| CITY OF MILTON | Council Pos. 1 | Lois A. Zaroudny |
| CITY OF MILTON | Council Pos. 6 | Jim Manley |
| CITY OF MILTON | Council Pos. 7 | Robert C. Whalen |
| CITY OF ORTING | Council Pos. 1 | Graham Hunt |
| CITY OF ORTING | Council Pos. 4 | Rickord (Ric) Fritz |
| CITY OF PACIFIC | Mayor | Richard Hildreth |
| CITY OF PACIFIC | Council Pos. 1 | Gary Hulsey |
| CITY OF PACIFIC | Council Pos. 3 | Clinton Steiger |
| CITY OF PACIFIC | Council Pos. 6 | Joshua Putnam |
| CITY OF PUYALLUP | Council at Large | Steven Vermillion |
| CITY OF PUYALLUP | Council at Large | Chris McNutt |
| CITY OF PUYALLUP | Council at Large | Nicole Martineau |
| CITY PUY-1 | Council Dist. 1 Pos. 1 | John Knutsen |
| CITY PUY-1 | Council Dist. 1 Pos. 2 | John Hopkins |
| CITY PUY-1 | Council Dist. 1 Pos. 2 | Tom C. Smillie |
| CITY PUY-2 | Council Dist. 2 Pos. 1 | John Palmer |
| CITY PUY-3 | Council Dist. 3 Pos. 1 | Thomas Jay (Tom) Swanson |
| CITY PUY-3 | Council Dist. 3 Pos. 1 | Robin Ordonez |
| CITY OF ROY | Council Pos. 1 | William Llewellyn |
| CITY OF ROY | Council Pos. 2 | Pam Raczykowski |
| TOWN OF RUSTON | Council Pos. 3 | Jim Hedrick |
| TOWN OF SOUTH PRAIRIE | Council Pos. 1 | James Frank |
| TOWN OF STEILACOOM | Council Pos. 4 | Nancy E. Henderson |
| TOWN OF STEILACOOM | Council Pos. 5 | Bruce E. Judson |
| CITY OF SUMNER | Council Pos. 4 | Jon Swanson |
| CITY OF SUMNER | Council Pos. 4 | Nancy M. Dumas |
| CITY OF SUMNER | Council Pos. 5 | Cynthia (Cindi) Hochstatter |
| CITY OF SUMNER | Council Pos. 6 | Curt Brown |
| CITY OF SUMNER | Council Pos. 7 | Mike LeMaster |
| CITY OF TACOMA | Council at Large Pos. 7 | David Arthur Boe |
| CITY OF TACOMA | Council at Large Pos. 8 | Ryan Mello |
| CITY OF TACOMA | Civil Service Pos. 3 | Anita Latch |
| CITY TAC-1 | Council Dist. 1 | Karen Smitherman |
| CITY TAC-3 | Council Dist. 3 | Lauren Walker |
| CITY OF UNIVERSITY PLACE | Council Pos. 2 | Kent D. Keel |
| CITY OF UNIVERSITY PLACE | Council Pos. 2 | Steve Smith |
| CITY OF UNIVERSITY PLACE | Council Pos. 6 | Ken Campbell |
| CITY OF UNIVERSITY PLACE | Council Pos. 7 | Howard Lee |
| CITY OF UNIVERSITY PLACE | Council Pos. 7 | Caroline Belleci |
| TOWN OF WILKESON | Council Pos. 1 | Ian Niles Galbraith |
| TOWN OF WILKESON | Council Pos. 4 | Trisha Summers |
| STEILACOOM HISTORICAL SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1 | Director Pos. 4 | Luis Jimenez |
| STEILACOOM HISTORICAL SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1 | Director Pos. 5 | Todd Hughes |
| STEILACOOM HISTORICAL SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1 | Director Pos. 5 | Samuel T. Scott |
| YELM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT NO. 2 | School Board Director #1 | Dave Pratt |
| YELM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT NO. 2 | School Board Director #2 | Donna Edwards |
| YELM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT NO. 2 | School Board Director #3 | Denise Hendrickson |
| YELM COMMUNITY SCHOOLS DISTRICT NO. 2 | School Board Director #5 | William F. Hauss |
| PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 | Director Pos. 2 | Michael D. Powell |
| PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 | Director Pos. 2 | Klaus Snyder |
| PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 | Director Pos. 3 | Diana Seeley |
| PUYALLUP SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 3 | Director Pos. 5 | Kris Haynes |
| TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10 | Director Pos. 3 | Scott Heinze |
| TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10 | Director Pos. 3 | Betsy Elgar |
| TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10 | Director Pos. 3 | Jerome (Jerry) Thorpe |
| TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10 | Director Pos. 5 | Kim Golding |
| TACOMA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10 | Director Pos. 5 | Karen Vialle |
| CARBONADO HISTORICAL SCHOOL DIST. NO. 19 | Director Pos. 5 | Sue McBride |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 | Director Pos. 1 | Christine Kilduff |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 | Director Pos. 3 | Annie Fitzsimmons |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 | Director Pos. 3 | Nick Tennison |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 | Director Pos. 4 | Mary Lu Dickinson |
| UNIVERSITY PLACE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 83 | Director Pos. 5 | Rick Maloney |
| SUMNER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 320 | Director Dist. 4 | Casey Chamberlain |
| ORTING SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 344 | Director Dist. 5 | Sandi Shirley |
| CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 400 | Director Dist. 2 | Carole K. Jacobs |
| CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 400 | Director Dist. 5 | Paul Wagemann |
| PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 401 | Director Dist. 1 | Matthew Wilkinson |
| PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 401 | Director Dist. 3 | Randal Wilhelmsen |
| PENINSULA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 401 | Director Dist. 4 | Jill Uddenberg |
| FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 402 | Director Dist. 1 | Reva Palmer |
| FRANKLIN PIERCE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 402 | Director Dist. 4 | Mary L. Sherman |
| BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403 | Director Dist. 2 | John L. Manning |
| BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403 | Director Dist. 4 | Joy A. Cook |
| BETHEL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 403 | Director Dist. 5 | Brenda Rogers |
| EATONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 404 | Director Dist. 1 | Paulette Gilliardi |
| AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 408 | Director Dist. 1 | Ray Vefik |
| AUBURN SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 408 | Director Dist. 4 | Anne Baunach |
| WHITE RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 416 | Director Dist. 2 | Susan McGuire |
| FIFE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 417 | Director Dist. 1 | Doug Fagundes |
| FIFE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 417 | Director Dist. 2 | Robert E. Scheidt |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 3 | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Daniel Rankin |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 6 | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Rich Coleman |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 6 | Commissioner Pos. 5 | Larry Nelson |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 10 | Commissioner Pos. 1 | Greg Wambold |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 10 | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Dorothy Kephart |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 14 | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Larry Overland |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 16 | Commissioner Pos. 1 | Frank (Mr. G.) Grubaugh |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 16 | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Raymond Lamoureux |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 17 | Commissioner Pos. 3 | John Sebastian |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 17 | Commissioner Pos. 4 | Daniel Morris |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 18 | Commissioner Pos. 4 | Joachim (Joe) Pestinger |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 21 | Commissioner Pos. 1 | Gerry W. Gustafson |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 22 | Commissioner Pos. 4 | Edward (Ed) Egan |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 22 | Commissioner Pos. 4 | Victor Proulx |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 22 | Commissioner Pos. 4 | Patrick McElligott |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 22 | Commissioner Pos. 6 | Rick Kuss |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 23 | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Teri Farcy |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 26 | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Michael L. Smith |
| FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 27 | Commissioner Pos. 2 | Laura Worley |
| ANDERSON ISLAND PARK AND RECREATION DIST | Commissioner Pos. 1 | William P. Spears |
| ANDERSON ISLAND PARK AND RECREATION DIST | Commissioner Pos. 2 | Chuck Hinds |
| ANDERSON ISLAND PARK AND RECREATION DIST | Commissioner Pos. 5 | Carol Paschal |
| KEY PENINSULA METROPOLITAN PARK DIST | Commissioner Pos. 1 | Mark Michel |
| METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT OF TACOMA | Commissioner Pos. 4 | Andrea Smith |
| METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT OF TACOMA | Commissioner Pos. 5 | Erik Hanberg |
| PENINSULA METROPOLITAN PARK DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 5 | Randy Boss |
| EAST GIG HARBOR WATER DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 2 | Gretchen Russell |
| EAST GIG HARBOR WATER DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Roger Telsey |
| ELBE WATER DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 1 | Jackie R. Chappell |
| ELKHORN WATER DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 1 | Marla Kowal |
| KAPOWSIN WATER DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 3 | Jeff Scott |
| LAKEWOOD WATER DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 3 | John S. Korsmo, Jr. |
| MCKENNA WATER DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 1 | Georgina L. Miller |
| VALLEY WATER DISTRICT | Commissioner Pos. 1 | Ted L. Miller |
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