Coming to your primary ballot

By Evan Smith

In ten days, we'll start candidate filing for ballot positions in the August primary election.

Here are the offices that we'll see on the August primary and November general election ballots:

Statewide – U.S. senator, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state auditor, state lands commissioner, insurance commissioner, superintendent of public instruction and three positions on the state supreme court

The elections for governor, secretary of state, state auditor, attorney general and one supreme court position won't have incumbents on the ballot because Gov. Chris Gregoire, Secretary of State Sam Reed, Auditor Brian Sontagg and Supreme Court Justice Tom Chambers are retiring, and Attorney General Rob McKenna is running for governor.

Congress –the new 7th District, including all of Shoreline and Lake Forest Park; and a special election for the last month of Jay Inslee's term in the old 1st District, which includes most of the area.

Legislature – a Senate seat and both House seats in the 46th Legislative District, including Lake Forest Park; two House seats in the 32nd District, including Shoreline

Countywide – a short term for County sheriff, two positions on the Court of Appeals and 53 positions on the superior court; most of the Superior Court positions won’t be on the ballot because, when only one candidate files, that person gets the position without a vote.