[Skamania] 🗳 Meet the Candidates 7/14 - Primary Preview

Your 2026 primary ballot is about to arrive, and the Skamania County Chamber and both county parties put the contested candidates on one stage in Stevenson to preview it. In this special edition we walk the whole ballot: the nine-way race for Congress in District 3, both 17th District statehouse seats, and the county races for Commissioner, Assessor, and Clerk. Then we follow the money, and it tells a story of two very different elections stacked on one ballot.In This EpisodeCongressional District 3: a top-two field of nine, and the two themes that dominated (election rules and timber)17th Legislative District: how redistricting reshaped it, plus the mail-in voting split and the state capital gains "millionaire tax"County Commissioner District 3: both candidates reject the automatic 1% levyCounty Assessor: a real fight over how your property gets valuedCounty Clerk: the friendly raceFollow the Money: $80,000 statehouse races on top of $0 county racesEvery date you need for the August 4 primaryResources & LinksRead the full written edition at SkamaniaDispatch.comCheck your registration and see your ballot: voter.votewa.govOfficial state voters' guide (candidate statements): voter.votewa.govCampaign finance filings: Washington Public Disclosure Commission, pdc.wa.govSkamania County candidate Q&A: skamania.orgStay Connected with the GorgeThe Skamania Dispatch and The Klickitattler are community-led projects of OpenGorge.org.To stay updated on local news, governance, and community events across the region, you can sign up for both newsletters at SkamaniaDispatch.com. For real-time updates and to join the conversation, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/OpenGorge.