Primary ballot will be short

By Evan Smith

Shoreline and Lake Forest Park voters will have a short ballot for the Aug. 5 primary election.

Local ballots will be short because no jurisdictions in the area have offered ballot measures for August and because no judicial or other non-partisan offices in the area have more than two candidates.

The only items on local primary ballots will be partisan contests for Congress, the state legislature and county prosecuting attorney.

The top two vote getters for each position on the primary ballot, regardless of party, qualify for the November general-election ballot.

Here are positions and candidates on local primary ballots:

* Incumbent

U.S. Representative 7th Congressional District – 2-year term:

• Scott Sutherland (Prefers Republican Party)
• GoodSpaceGuy (Prefers Work and Wealth Party)
• *Jim McDermott (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Craig Keller (Prefers Republican Party)
• Doug McQuaid (Prefers Independent Party)

State Senator—

32nd Legislative District (Shoreline, part of northwest Seattle, Lynnwood, Woodway and nearby unincorporated areas of southwest Snohomish County and parts of Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace) -- 4-year term:

• *Maralyn Chase (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Chris Eggen (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Robert Reedy (Prefers Republican Party)

46th Legislative District (Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, northeast Seattle) -- 4-year term:

• Val Sperry (Prefers Republican Party)
• *David Frockt (Prefers Democratic Party)

State Representative--

32nd Legislative District position 1 – 2-year term:

• *Cindy Ryu (Prefers Democratic Party)

32nd Legislative District Position 2 – 2-year term

• *Ruth Kagi (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Alvin A. Rutledge (Prefers Republican Party)

46th Legislative District Position 1, – 2-year term

• *Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party)

46th Legislative District Position 2– 2-year term

• Branden Curtis (Prefers Republican Party)
• *Jessyn Farrell (Prefers Democratic Party) 

King County Prosecuting Attorney -- 4-year term

• *Dan Satterberg (Prefers Republican Party)

Reach Evan Smith at schsmith@frontier.com