POULSBO – Seventy-nine candidates had filed for 57 public offices countywide as of May 13. Expect more.

Candidate filing ends at 4:30 p.m. May 15. The primary election is Aug. 4; the general election is Nov. 3.

In Poulsbo, Ken Thomas filed to run for a full term as City Council member from position 1; he was appointed in January to complete the term vacated by Linda Berry-Maraist, who resigned. Connie Lord filed to run for reelection to position 2. Gary Nystul filed to run for reelection to position 3. Jeffrey R. McGinty, at 24 years the longest-serving council member in city history, and Liberty Ridge resident Gregory A. Mueller filed to run for position 4.

Two of three North Kitsap School Board members face election challenges. Scott Henden of District 4 and Loretta Byrnes filed as candidates for that position. Bill Webb of District 5 and Deborah Simon filed as candidates for that position.

In Kitsap County Fire District 18, aka Poulsbo Fire District, James A. Ingalls was unopposed for reelection to position 1 on the board of commissioners.

At North Kitsap Fire and Rescue, Will Stewart was unopposed for reelection to position 1 on the board of commissioners; Gillian Gregory was unopposed for reelection to position 4.

At the Port of Indianola, Eric Cookson was unopposed for election to a full-term representing District 2. He was appointed in August 2013 and elected that November to complete a term that had been vacated by resignation.

At the Port of Kingston, Mary McClure, former executive director of the Kitsap Regional Coordinating Council, was unopposed for District 2 commissioner. Pete DeBoer has chosen not to run for a third term.

At the Port of Poulsbo, Mark DeSalvo, the current commission president, was unopposed for election to a full term from position 2. He was elected in November 2013 to complete an unexpired term.

At the Village Green Metropolitan Park District, Bobbie Moore was unopposed for reelection to commission position 1; Patrick Pearson was unopposed for reelection to commission position 4.

Candidates had yet to file for North Kitsap School Board District 2, currently occupied by Bruce Christen; Port of Eglon Commission District 3, currently occupied by C. Joyce McClain; and Port of Keyport Commission position 3, currently occupied by John F. Melrose.

To vote, you must be registered 29 days before an election if registering by mail or online, eight days before an election if registering in person. Registration deadlines do not apply to military and overseas voters who may register through Election Day.

Go to www.kitsapgov.com/aud/elections/voterreg.htm