Voters heading to the polls today
SANDPOINT — Voters are headed to the polls today to decide a host of local, state and federal races as well as a West Bonner County supplemental levy election.
Polls are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. countywide.
Races on the ballot include:
In the District 1 county commission seat, running on the Republican ticket are James Burroughs, Brian Domke and Brian Riley and running on the Democratic ticket is Meghan Yeats.
In the District 3 county commission seat, running on the Republican ticket are Dimitry Borisov, Jeff Glass, Ron Korn and incumbent Luke Omodt. Glenn Lefebvre has chosen to run as an independent candidate, meaning his name will only appear on the November ballot.
Assessor Dennis Engelhardt, who was appointed to the seat in June 2023 is running unopposed. Engelhardt was apointed to the post after Grant Dorman stepped down for health reasons,
Bonner County Prosecutor Louis Marshall, who is running as a Republican, is unopposed for the seat.
In the race for Bonner County Sheriff, incumbent Daryl Wheeler will face current District 1 Bonner County Commissioner Steve Bradshaw for the county's top law enforcement post.
In the Republican race for the District 1 seat in the Idaho Senate, Jim Woodward and Scott Herndon are seeking the right to represent the party in the general election. The winner will face Daniel Rose and Steve Johnson, who are running as independents.
In race for the Idaho House 1A seat, Democrat Karen Matthee will face the winner of the race between Republicans Mark Sauter, incumbent; Jane Sauter, and Spencer Hutchings.
In the race for the Idaho House 1B seat, Republicans Chuck Lowman and Cornel Rasor both seeking the seat while Bob Vickaryous and Kathryn Larson facing off on the Democratic ticket.
Four candidates have filed for the District 1 U.S. Representative race — Brendan Gomez for the Constitutional Party, Kaylee Peterson for the Democratic Party, Matt Loesby for the Libertarian Party and Russ Fulcher for the Republican Party.
In West Bonner County, voters will decide the fate of a $4.68 million supplemental levy.
Safety, security, and maintenance costs total an estimated $917,000, while a school resource officer would cost just over $112,000. The cost to purchase new buses is estimated at $258,000; child nutrition and curricular materials total just over $186,000; and technology, health, and liability total roughly $152,000.
Salary, benefits, services, and administration costs as well as extracurricular and co-curricular costs, which would be funded completely by the levy, make up the rest.
For more information on where to vote, go online to VoteIdaho.gov.