Commissioners' races won't be decided in May
March 18, 2014
With the deadline for declaring candidacy and appearing on the ballot past, three county incumbents head toward the general election unopposed, but the races for two seats on the board of county commissioners won't be decided until the last ballot is counted in November.

Unless there are candidates who decide to run a write-in campaign, Boundary County Clerk Glenda Poston, Assessor David Ryals and Coroner Mick Mellett only have to wait to be sworn in next year.

The race for treasurer, an office being vacated by the retirement of Jenny Fessler, will be decided in the May primary, with three candidates; Sue Larson, Becky James and Scot Lindsay running on the Republican ticket.

The local excitement in election 2014 in Boundary County will be for the District 1 seat on the board of county commissioners, with two Republicans and a surprise Independent candidate running.

In the District 2 race, two Republicans, a Democrat and two Independents will vie for the seat currently held by Walt Kirby, who is seeking re-election on the Republican ticket.

In the District 1 race for the center seat on the board, incumbent Republican LeAlan Pinkerton will face Jeannie Robinson in the primary, and the winner will see a challenge from a familiar face in November as former county sheriff and commissioner Ron Smith seeks his old familiar seat back as an Independent.

In District 2, Kirby will face Phillip Sweet in May, while former Idaho Senator Tim Tucker is running unchallenged on the Democratic ticket.

Tucker and the Republican winner will join Independents John White and Terry Capurso on the November general ballot.

In the precinct committeeman races, only one is being challenged as Dave Kramer and Sara Hall vie to fill the Naples Precinct seat on the Boundary County Republican Central Committee.