County candidate filings update

Kootenai County Clerk Cliff Hayes released a list of candidates who have filed their declarations of candidacy for county positions this week.

Incumbents Barry McHugh for county prosecutor and Dan Green for District 3 commissioner have filed, and are currently without challengers.

Other races have several challengers. In the District 1 commissioners race, there are four challengers: Gerald Arno, Marc Eberlein, Bruce Noble and Tim Herzog.For sheriff, three candidates have filed as Republicans: Ben Wolfinger, Keith Hutcheson and John Green.

One independent candidate has also filed for sheriff, Joe Bodman, but under Idaho Code 34-708, his name will appear only on the November ballot.

For Precinct Committeemen, 30 Republican candidates have filed, and five Democratic candidates.

County candidate declarations & petitions are available online at www.kcgov.us/elections/candidate_downloads.asp.

Candidates are encouraged to bring their paperwork to the Kootenai County Elections office, 1808 N. Third St., Coeur d'Alene, in advance of the final 5 p.m. deadline on March 9.