POULSBO — It’s Election Day.
Ballots must be dropped off at the post office before closing or deposited into a drop box by 8 p.m. In North Kitsap, ballot drop boxes are located at North Kitsap Fire & Rescue, 26642 Miller Bay Road NE, Kingston; and Poulsbo Fire Station, 911 NE Liberty Road, Poulsbo.
You can track your ballot online on the Kitsap County Auditor Elections website.
Of 16 positions up for election this year, only four garnered more than one candidate — and only one of those garnered enough candidates to warrant a primary: North Kitsap School Board, District 4.
The candidates: Loretta Byrnes, a program analyst who served on the board of an American school in Sierra Leone; Scott Henden, an electrical contractor running for a second term; and Glen Robbins, a retired North Kitsap School District principal and administrator.
The two top vote-getters in the Aug. 4 primary will advance to the Nov. 2 general election.
Look for comprehensive coverage election night on NorthKitsapHerald.com, as well as updated coverage and results in the Aug. 7 Herald.
Here are past stories on the candidates for District 4 school board.
— School board candidates: Who they are, and how they’ll handle the job
— Candidate Robbins is a product of local schools
— Henden: Supports technical training, balance in testing
— Byrnes: Back to basics in education
Unopposed candidates on the Nov. 2 ballot
On Nov. 2, North Kitsap voters will vote on a majority of Poulsbo City Council and North Kitsap School Board positions. But barring any write-in challenges, the road to four- or six-year terms is called Easy Street for several unopposed candidates.
— Poulsbo City Council members Connie Lord (Position 3) and Gary Nystul (Position 4).
— North Kitsap School Board District 2 candidate Jim Almond.
— Kitsap County Fire District 18 Commissioner James Ingalls.
— North Kitsap Fire & Rescue commissioners Will Stewart (Position 1) and Gillian Gregory (Position 4).
— Port commission candidates Eric Cookson in Indianola, Gene Warden in Keyport, Mary McClure in Kingston, and Mark DeSalvo in Poulsbo.
— Village Green Metropolitan Park District commissioners Bobbie Moore (Position 1) and Patrick Pearson (Position 4).
Contested races on the Nov. 2 ballot:
— Poulsbo City Council, Position 1: Amanda Cheatham, Kenneth Thomas.
— Poulsbo City Council, Position 4: Jeffrey R. McGinty, Gregory A. Mueller.
— North Kitsap School Board, District 4: Loretta Byrnes, Scott Henden, Glen Robbins (the two top finishers in the Aug. 4 primary advance to the general election ballot).
— North Kitsap School Board, District 5: Deborah Simon, Bill Webb.
