Normal Filing for the 2021 Election ended on Friday May 21st and the field of candidates is set for the Primary August 3rd (with ballots going out on July 14th.) There will be one Countywide race in the Primary: County Council At-Large.  There will be a total of 9 Primaries in Whatcom County this year.  We have included School Districts in our list below as they seem to have drawn more interest than usual this voting cycle.  The Charts below show who is running in this election cycle.  An (I) behind the name denotes an incumbent for the office. There will be a total of 30 Races in various areas of the County and Voters will see only those that apply to their jurisdiction on their Primary and General Ballots.

Register to Vote:

Voters can register to vote as well as make any address changes until 8:00PM on Election Night August 3rd.

Three Day Special Filing Period

There are 16 offices unfilled after filing week ended.  The Auditor has a 3 Day Special Filing Period for the purpose of filing for 16 open spots on the ballot. This begins on Wednesday May 26th and ends on Friday May 28th

Offices available and how to file can be found here.

HERE IS A LIST OF FILINGS SO FAR AND THEIR BALLOT STATUS FOR THIS ELECTION CYCLE.

Whatcom County Council Candidates