Filing deadline approaching for county, local and district candidates

By Zach Hagadone
Reader Staff

The filing deadline for candidates running for county, local and district offices in the Tuesday, May 19 primary election is fast approaching, with materials required to be submitted by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 13.

Candidates for county commissioner, clerk, treasurer and coroner, as well as political party precinct committee seats, can find all the relevant materials — as well as additional information on running for office — at run.voteidaho.gov.

As of press time on March 11, nine candidates had filed for county offices, including for Dist. 1 and Dist. 2 commissioner positions. Meanwhile, a total of 46 candidates had filed for precinct committee seats in the local Democratic and Republican parties.

The deadline to file as a write-in candidate closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, March 20.

Candidates seeking statewide and legislative offices have already seen their filing window close. As of March 11, nine candidates are seeking Legislative Dist. 1 seats.

Challenger Scott Herndon and incumbent Jim Woodward will be on the Republican primary ballot for Dist. 1 Senate, while Jane Sauter and incumbent Mark Sauter (no relation) will face off for the GOP nomination for Dist. 1A House. Chuck Lowman will go up against incumbent Cornel Rasor in the Dist. 1B House Republican primary.

Karen Matthee will run unopposed on the Dist. 1A House ballot for the Democrats. 

Steve Johnson is seeking the Senate seat and Kathryn Larson has filed for Dist. 1B House, but because both are running as Independents they won’t appear on the ballot until the general election in November. 

Review all the candidates who have filed to run at voteidaho.gov and select “Search Filed Candidates List.”