Politics & Government
Primary Election is Tuesday: Where Do I Turn In My Ballot?
Bonney Lake and Sumner both have city council seats up for grabs in this primary, in addition to fire commissioner and school board positions.
The Pierce County Primary Election is Tuesday Aug. 16. Don't forget to turn in your ballots and be counted.
This year, Pierce County has an all mail-in ballot. You can either mail it back (postmarked by Aug. 16) or drop it off at one of the 25 ballot deposit sites (no postage required). The ballot drop boxes will be closed after 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Here are the locations for the drop box near Bonney Lake and Sumner:
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- Bonney Lake Park and Ride, 184th Ave. E.
On the ballot are the following candidates. Patch sent get-to-know-you questionnaires to all applicants prior to today's primary election. Some of them got back to us, some didn't. The ones who did have hyperlinks on their names.
Candidates for Bonney Lake City Council:
- Mark Hamilton
Candidates for the Sumner City Council:
- Cindi Hoschstatter
- Melody Kirkish
- Joe Gerace
Candidates for Sumner School District:
- Jeff DeMarre
- Paul A. Bucich
- Rick Hendricks
- Casey Chamberlain
- Ron Weigelt
Fire Commissioner Candidates for Fire Protection District 22:
- Rick Kilbourn
- Victor Proulx
- Patrick McElligott
- Rick Kuss
For more information about the accessible voting center, click here to go to the Pierce County Elections page.
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Pierce County will begin posting the results at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday. Check back on Patch to find out the latest results.
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