Entering the last day to file for public office in this fall’s election, races are forming in several legislative districts that include Renton.
The primary election is Aug. 17 and general election is Nov. 2.
Filing, either in person or online, ends late Friday afternoon.
As of Thursday mid-day:
• 41th DISTRICT HOUSE: Incumbent state Rep. Marcie Maxwell of Renton has one opponent, Peter Dunbar of Mercer Island, for her House Position 1 in the 41st District.
* 41st DISTRICT SENATE: Appointed state Sen. Randy Gordon and Steve Litzow have filed.
• 5th DISTRICT HOUSE: Incumbent state Reps. Jay Rodne of Issaquah and Glenn Anderson of Issaquah each have an opponent so far for their 5th District seats. Gregory Hoover of Issaquah has filed to run against Rodne for House Position 1. Dean Willard of Issaquah has filed to run against Anderson for House Position 2.
• 11th DISTRICT HOUSE: No one had filed to run against state Rep. Zack Hudgins of Tukwila for his House Position 1 in the 11th District. Incumbent state Rep. Bob Hasegawa has one opponent so far for his House Position 2 seat, Jackie Moore of Renton.
• 11th DISTRICT SENATE: State Sen. Margarita Prentice is not up for re-election in the 11th District this year.
• 37th DISTRICT HOUSE: No one had filed to run against state Reps. Sharon Tomiko Santos or Eric Pettigrew, both of whom have filed to run for re-election.
• 47th DISTRICT HOUSE: Incumbent state Reps. Pat Sullivan and Geoff Simpson, both of Covington, have filed for re-election. So far, challenging Simpson are Mark Hargrove of Covington and Nancy Wyatt of Covington. Challenging Sullivan is Rodrigo M. Yanez of Renton.
There are no city of Renton races this year, such as for mayor or City Council.
The two congressional districts that cover Renton – the 8th and the 9th – will have races this year.
Candidate filing ends at 4:30 p.m. Friday, although online filing closes at 4 p.m. Up until then, candidates can file 24 hours a day online, in person from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the King County Elections office in Tukwila or by mail. All applications must be in the hands of King County Election officials by 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
An updated list of filings will be posted at noon and 6 p.m. each day until closing.
Candidates file with King County Elections. This year, there are 94 regular offices open, including state senators and representatives, county offices and courts. As of noon Thursday, 161 people had filed as candidates.
“So far, filing has been fairly consistent with past volumes and we are seeing more and more candidates take advantage of the convenience of online filing,” said Sherril Huff, director. “History and human nature suggest we’ll see another surge of filings on Friday.”
A lot drawing, which randomly assigns the order that candidates will appear on the primary ballot, will be conducted on Friday after filing has closed. The lot drawing order will be posted on the Elections Web site on Friday.
