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KALAMA CORNER

This page contains information specifically for Kalama residents in Cowlitz County, Washington (our webmaster's hometown) including local election details.

Photo of sign-wavers downtown Kalama.

* 2024 PRIMARY RESULTS *

Wa State | Cowlitz Co

2024 WA Races To Watch

Click on position title to see who's running.
✓ = Sally's selections

Attorney General
✓ Nick Brown (D)
Manka Dhingra (D)

Commissioner of Public Lands (CPL)
Vote pro-forest!
✓ Dave Upthegrove (D) protect old-growth
Jeralee Anderson (D)
Patrick DePoe (D)
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)
Allen Lebovitz (D)
Sue Kuehl Pederson (R)
Kevin Van De Wege (D)

Governor
Be a climate voter!
✓ Bob Ferguson (D)

Senator
Some interesting alternatives to
Maria Cantwell (D) (incumbent)

Superintendant of Public Instruction
✓ Chris Reykdal (incumbent)

Treasurer
✓ Mike Pellicciotti (D) (incumbent)

 

2024 WA Election Dates

WA Presidential Primary: Tues Mar. 12

WA Candidate Filing Week: May 6-10
List of Who Has Filed in Cowlitz County

WA Primary Election: Tues Aug. 6
Online Voters Guide

2024 WA General Election: Tues Nov. 5
--General election ballots mailed: Oct 18
--Deadline to register online to vote: Oct 28
--Deadline to register to vote or update your registration (in-person only): Nov 5
--Ballot return stats shows % of ballots returned and other data.

 

Voting TIPS

Vote WA logo.

VoteWA is a portal where you login to:

  • verify your voter registration
  • view a personalized voter pamphlet
  • find a ballot box near you
  • print a replacement ballot
  • check the status of your returned ballot (*)
  • review your voting history

Vote early, sign your ballot envelope, return your ballot properly, and verify its status.

* The status of your returned ballot will be "received", "accepted", or "challenged" per Ballot Status Codes.

Currently SERVING LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS & terms

List of ALL Cowlitz County current
elected officials (v. 2023-03-28)
Includes their term expiration dates.

Cowlitz County Commissioners
(v. 2023-08-15)

City of Longview Commissioners
 (v. 2023-08-15)

Port of Longview Commissioners
(v. 2023-08-15)
Port of Longview District Map
(v. 2023-08-15)

City of Kalama Commissioners
(v. 2023-08-15)

Port of Kalama Commissioners
(v. 2023-08-15)

WA Election Websites

WA Ballot Status Reports
Look-up who in WA has voted so far.

WA Cowlitz County Elections
Official page from the WA Secretary of State specifically for Cowlitz Co.

WA Sec. of State - Elections
Official page of the WA Secretary of State includes filing/registration deadlines and election results organized by county.

WA Campaign Explorer
Official PDC campaign financial reports filed w/ WA Secretary of State.

VoteSmart.org | WA
Statistics on current state legislators.

VotingforJudges.org | WA
Info on candidates for judgeships.

Election Related Webs

Ballotpedia
National ballot, candidate, and election information.

Cowlitz County Democrats

FactCheck.org
Monitors accuracy of national political campaigns.

GovTrack
National legislature information.

NCSL's Policies for Election Observers
Interactive map providing state-by-state polices for observing ballot verification and count.

NCSL's Policies for Election Recounts
State-by-state policies for ballot recounts.

OpenSecrets.org | WA03
Financing info on candidates running for major offices.

Progressive Voters Guide and League of Woman Voters' Vote411 provide pre-election information about candidates and endorsements.

Precinct Maps

New!Full Precinct Maps for Cowlitz County (2023)

Kalama-ONLY Abridged Version of Precinct Maps for Cowlitz County (2022)
Version I made with just those pages involving Kalama. Find the map showing the address at which you are registered to vote. That identifies your precinct. If you know your precinct already you may prefer to use the Cowlitz Levy Codes 2022.

How to read the codes in the precinct map/list: As an EXAMPLE ONLY, in my 2019 abridged version of the maps, look at page 5 which is precinct Kalama South. Let's say you live on Birch St. in Kalama South 1. The listing for Kalama South 14.01 states:

Congressional 3 -- WA03 currently held by Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D), our House Rep in DC.
Legislative 20 - LD20, our legislative representatives in Olympia: John Braun (R-Sen), Ed Orcutt (R-Rep), Peter Abbarno (R-Rep).
County Commissioner 1 - see below (*)
Fire, Cemetery, School, and PUD are all obvious.
City Kalama - Means you do live in the city limits and can vote for City Council and Mayor, if not you can't.
Port KM1 - Means you live in Kalama Port district 1, so if you were to run for Port Commissioner you could only run for district 1 position, but you can still vote for all three of the Port Commissioners.

* Note on Cowlitz County Commissioners: From the BOCC website, "The three County Commissioners are elected to four-year terms. The county is divided into three districts on the basis of population (Cowlitz Commissioner Districts Map). At the time of election, each commissioner must live in and represent his/her district. The commissioners are partisan and are nominated in a primary election encompassing only their district. In the general election, all county voters are given an opportunity to select the commissioners who ultimately serve."