San Juan County Elections

Special 3-day candidate filing period May 22, 23 and 24

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San Juan County Elections office will hold a special three-day filing period in accordance with RCW 29A.24.171 only for the offices listed below. The special three day filing period is being held because no candidate filings were received during the regular filing period.

20 unopposed, 11 positions unfillled, primary necessary

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The filing period for candidates for the November General Election is closed and 20 races are unopposed. Eleven positions have no candidates. And one, the race for Town of Friday Harbor council member position #4, has three candidates necessitating a primary election.

Barring sucessful write-in elections, Carrie Lacher is re-elected as Mayor of Friday Harbor, Anna Maria de Freitas has another term on the town council.

Candidate Filing Week – May 13 through May 17

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Itching to be an elected official? How about Mayor of Friday Harbor or a Town Council member; or a Lopez, Orcas or Friday Harbor Port Commissioner; or a board member of the Hospital District Board; or of the San Juan or Orcas Parks and Rec Board; or of the San Juan, Orcas, Shaw or Lopez School Board; or a Fire Commissioner from those same islands; or a water district board commissioner or a member of the all-important Cemetery boards.

Stephens elected; Hughes and Jarman leading by 100 votes

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With 1,300 ballots still to be counted in the San Juan County April 23 election, District 1 County Council candidate Bob Jarman 2,827 (50.92%) is leading Lovel Pratt 2,714 (48.88%); in District 2 Rick Hughes 2,831 (50.78%) is leading Lisa Byers 2,731 (48.99%).

Jamie Stephens 3,021 (56.92%) is the council member for District 3 with a solid win over Brian McClerren 2,260 (42.59%).

Chance Election results tonight won't be conclusive

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Of the more than 11,000 ballots sent out for the April 23, 2013 mail-in election, 5,349 or 44.7% have been cast as of Monday, April 22.

The ballots deposited in ballot drop off boxes on Orcas and Lopez Islands have not been collected since April 12 and won't be collected until 8 p.m. April 23. So those votes won't be tabulated Tuesday.

What happened at the LWVSJ forums

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The League of Women Voters of the San Juans (LWVSJ) spring forums bring sunlight to transitions in San Juan County and the difference between islands. About 60 people attended on San Juan; 90+ on Orcas; 65 on Lopez; and 25 on Shaw.

Results the same in latest county election count.

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San Juan County Councilmember Bob Jarman ended up with a 62 vote win over former Council member Lovel Pratt in the final total released Wednesday, May 1. Jarman garnered 3,421 (50.46%) to Pratt's 3,359 (49.54%) in the race to become District 1 Council member.

It's Jarman, Hughes and Stephens

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It's an all-male San Juan County Council. With only 60 votes left to count, incumbent Bob Jarman has 3,372 votes to Lovel Pratt's 3302 for the Council District 1 race.

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Lopez school bond issue defeated

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The Lopez school bond lost by 199 votes. There are 848 (57.81%) against and 619 (42.19%) for the issuance of the general obligation bonds. There are 2,024 registered voters in the Lopez School District. Results by Precinct

District 1: Bob Jarman

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Without a doubt Bob Jarman, the current District 1 Council member, is the candidate with the most knowledge of the county. During his 30 years with the phone company, his work took him to every island. He’s driven on every road and landed on all the airstrips.

Biggest challenge: Jarman says the biggest challenge facing the is putting to rest the controversies and lawsuits surrounding the recently adopted Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO).

District 1: Lovel Pratt

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lovel Lovel Pratt, former council member from District #1 and former planning commissioner supported the changes to the Charter. “There are advantages to having three council members elected county-wide,” she said. “It’s important for the council to make decisions holistically for the entire county-wide community.“

San Juan County Elections

Special 3-day candidate filing period May 22, 23 and 24

20 unopposed, 11 positions unfillled, primary necessary

Candidate Filing Week – May 13 through May 17

Stephens elected; Hughes and Jarman leading by 100 votes

Chance Election results tonight won't be conclusive

What happened at the LWVSJ forums

Results the same in latest county election count.

It's Jarman, Hughes and Stephens

Lopez school bond issue defeated

District 1: Bob Jarman

District 1: Lovel Pratt

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