![8 Democratic Candidates](https://powersforthepeople.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/37998719-7708-455E-BCEF-E854BB8E163E_1_201_a-285x300.jpeg)
Back (left to right): Dave Fern (HD5), Kyle Waterman (SD2), Guthrie Quist (SD3); Front (left to right): Jerramy Dear Ruel (HD 6), Debo Powers (HD3), Kristen Larson (County Commission District 1), Jennifer Allen (HD10); Not Shown: Ross Frazier (HD7)
By the deadline on March 9th, eight Democratic candidates in Flathead County had filed to run for office. Although the papers reported that I would have an opponent in the primary, that prospective candidate decided not to run.
The Daily Interlake carried two stories on candidates filing for election:
Local Races Set as Filing Deadline Passes