Filing week is over — here’s who’s running for office in Thurston
Candidates for a variety of public offices, from Superior Court Judge to State Senator, had until Friday afternoon to officially place their names on the Aug. 4 primary election ballot.
Here’s a look at the races in Thurston County that drew more than one candidate, listed in ballot order, according to the Thurston County Auditor’s Office and Secretary of State.
Thurston County
Commissioner, District 1
Thomas (Tom) Bolender, states no party preference
David Gaw, prefers Democratic Party
Carolina Mejia, prefers Democratic Party
- Rory Summerson, prefers Democratic Party
C Davis, prefers Republican Party
- Bud Blake, prefers Independent Party
- John (Hutch) Hutchings, states no party preference
County Commissioner, District 2
Gary Edwards, states no party preference
- Michael R Steadman, prefers Democratic Party
Superior Court Judge, Position 8
- David M Hankins
- Scott Ahlf
- Jonathan A. Sprouffske
- Sharonda D. Amamilo
Legislative District 22
State Senator
- Kevin Young, prefers Democratic Party
- Sam Hunt, prefers Democratic Party
- Garry Holland, prefers Republican Party
State Representative Pos. 1
- J.D. Ingram, prefers Republican Party
- Allen Acosta, prefers Libertarian Party
- Laurie Dolan, prefers Democratic Party
- Jonny Meade, prefers Socialist Party
State Representative Pos. 2
- Anthony Novack, prefers Democratic Party
- Mary Ellen Biggerstaff, prefers Democratic Party
- Jessica Bateman, prefers Democratic Party
- Dusty Pierpoint, prefers Republican Party
- Glenda Breiler, prefers Democratic Party
Legislative District 2
State Senator
- Matthew Smith, prefers Republican Party
Josh Penner, prefers Republican Party
- Ronda Litzenberger, prefers Republican Party
Rick Payne, prefers Democratic Party
- Jim McCune, prefers Republican Party
Gina Blanchard-Reed, prefers Republican Party
State Representative Pos. 2
Veronica Whitcher Rockett, prefers Democratic Party
- JT Wilcox, prefers Republican Party
Matt Marshall, prefers Republican Party
Legislative District 20
State Representative Pos. 1
Timothy Zahn, prefers Democratic Party
Kurtis Engle, states no party preference
Peter Abbarno, prefers Republican Party
- Brian Lange, prefers Republican Party
State Representative Pos. 2
- Will Rollet, prefers Democratic Party
- Ed Orcutt, prefers Republican Party
Legislative District 35
State Representative Pos. 1
- Colton Myers, prefers Democratic Party
- Dan Griffey, prefers Republican Party
State Representative Pos. 2
- Earl W. Burt, prefers Shortstop Party
Drew C. MacEwen, prefers Republican Party
- Darcy Huffman, prefers Democratic Party
This story was originally published May 15, 2020 at 8:07 PM.
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