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Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
LINCOLN COUNTY—The 2021 general election season has arrived. Election Day is coming up Tuesday, Nov. 3. Ballots must be postmarked by 8 p.m. that day.
The county has drop boxes at the courthouse in the auditor’s office and outside at the east entrance, as well as outside City Hall in Harrington. Ballots can also be submitted by mail.
Each county voter will have three advisory votes on their ballot concerning tax increases and will be asked to give their input on whether the tax should be repealed or maintained.
Advisory vote No. 36 concerns a 988 behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention tax on telephone lines for government spending that would cost $432 million over 10 years.
Advisory vote No. 37 concerns a 7% tax on capital gains in excess of $250,000 for government spending that would cost $5.736 billion over 10 years.
Advisory vote No. 38 concerns a 2% premiums tax on captive insurers from owners and affiliates for government spending that would cost $53 million over 10 years.
All county voters will also see the Lincoln County prosecuting attorney race, where Republican Adam Walser is running unopposed.
Voters in the city limits of Davenport won’t see any contested races on their ballots. Running unopposed are Lance Strite, Jessica Smith, Cory Hollis and Patrick Katz for city council, Janie Schreck for school board and Taunya Van Pevenage, Rox Ann Sherwood and Andy Schreck for hospital commissioner.
Reardan town limit voters also have no contested races on their ballots. Dan Graham, Celeste Lewis and Leanne Merkel are running unopposed for town council. Gail Daniels is running unopposed for mayor, while Simon Butterfield, Jennifer Cox and Ryan Clouse are running unopposed for school board.
Pat Hogan is running unopposed for Cemetery District No. 1 commissioner, while Van Pevenage, Sherwood and Schreck also appear on Reardan ballots.
Harrington is where much of the contested races lie in the county. Voters in city limits will have the choice of Joe Armand or Denisa Holling for city council, Stephen Hardy or Christopher Meats for city council and Cade Clarke or Justin Slack for school board.
David Buddrius is running unopposed for city council, while Jess Silhan is running unopposed for mayor. Shelley Quigley and Jon Evans are running unopposed for school board, and Ron Mielke is running unopposed for Fire District No. 6 commissioner. Van Pevanage, Sherwood and Schreck are on Harrington ballots.
Contested races are also on the ballot in Sprague. Voters will choose between John C. Eagleson or Scooter Dearing for city council, M. Shawn Coombs or Sunnie Fortin for mayor and Thomas Pelley or Joy Vold for Cemetery District No. 7 commissioner.
Running unopposed are Alice Callen for city council, Amanda Osborne and Joan Schmitt for school board and Pat Whipple for Cemetery District No. 7 commissioner.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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