COEUR d'ALENE - The deadline for filing a declaration of candidacy to run for office in a city or fire district ended at 5 p.m. Friday.

Super Tuesday this year will focus solely on city and fire district elections on Nov. 3. There are 14 cities and 10 fire districts holding elections in Kootenai County this year.

Kootenai County Clerk Jim Brannon noted that there will be very few names on the ballot for leadership roles in eight cities on Nov. 3.

"Fernan, Hauser, Hayden Lake, Huetter, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Stateline and Worley had only one candidate file for each open seat by the 5 p.m. deadline today," Brannon said.

By law, cities have to hold an election even if there is only one name on the ballot for each open seat, he said in a press release.

Write-in candidates for city council or mayor offices have until Oct. 6 to file their declarations. However, absentee ballots are required to start being mailed on Oct. 2.

"Write-in candidates should not wait until the last minute," Brannon noted.

Some fire districts have contested races. Fire districts are allowed to appoint an unchallenged candidate to the vacancy, avoiding the need for an election. Write-in candidates for fire district offices have until Sept. 18 to file their declarations.

Potential write-in candidates should contact their local city hall, fire district office, or the county elections office at 446-1030.

The attached list notes each candidate who has filed for all available offices. Only these names will appear on ballots:

City of Athol (Mayor)

Robert Wachter

Darla Knickerbocker-Kuhman (Incumbent)

City of Athol Council - Seat 1

William R. Hill

Daniel Ratcliff

Deborah Warner

City of Athol Council - Seat 2

Joshua M. Spencer (Incumbent)

Lynn Gronlund-Cole

City of Coeur d'Alene Council - Seat 1

Loren Ron Edinger (Incumbent)

Toby Schindelbeck

City of Coeur d'Alene Council - Seat 3

Dan Gookin (Incumbent)

Barbara Hedden

City of Coeur d'Alene Council - Seat 5

Dan English

Bruce MacNeil

Steve Adams (Incumbent)

City of Dalton Gardens (Mayor)

Steven Roberge

Robert Wright

City of Dalton Gardens Council - 2 seats available

Denise Lundy

Jamie L. Smith

Scott W. Jordan

Bret Taylor

Rick Nordhausen

City of Fernan (Mayor)

Heidi Acuff

City of Fernan Council - Seat 2

Paula Buechs

City of Fernan Council - Seat 3

Peter Job (Incumbent)

City of Harrison Council - 3 seats available

Jordan Hall

Tim Neville

Joe Cornell

Debbie Lockhart

Jeff E. Hall (Incumbent)

Russell T. Riberich (Incumbent)

Mark Wagner (Incumbent)

City of Hauser Council - 2 seats available

Bill Ray (Incumbent)

City of Hayden (Mayor)

Steven J. Griffitts

City of Hayden Council - Seat 1

Tim Timmins (Incumbent)

Matthew Roetter

City of Hayden Council - Seat 3

Roger D. Saterfiel (Incumbent)

City of Hayden Lake (Mayor)

Chris Beck (Incumbent)

City of Hayden Lake Council - Seat 1

Ed Graves (Incumbent)

City of Hayden Lake Council - Seat 3

Tommy Frey (Incumbent)

City of Huetter (Mayor)

Brad Keene (Incumbent)

City of Huetter Council - 2 seats available

Luke Gibler (Incumbent)

City of Post Falls Council - Seat 1

Kerri Thoreson (Incumbent)

City of Post Falls Council - Seat 3

Joe Malloy (Incumbent)

Clay Larkin

City of Post Falls Council - Seat 5

Lynn R. Borders

Barry D. Rubin

City of Rathdrum (Mayor)

Vic Holmes (Incumbent)

City of Rathdrum Council - Seat 2

Fred Meckel (Incumbent)

City of Rathdrum Council - Seat 4

Debbie M. Holmes (Incumbent)

City of Spirit Lake Council - 2 seats available

Gary Ventress (Incumbent)

City of State Line Council - 2 seats available

Brenda Cooper (Incumbent)

Keith Warner (Incumbent)

City of Worley (Mayor)

Charlene E. Waddell (Incumbent)

City of Worley Council - 2 seats available

Robert Wienclaw (Incumbent)

Karen L. Babbitt (Incumbent)

Eastside Fire Protection District (Zone 2)

Keith Botai

Philip Noel

Hauser Fire Protection District (Zone 1)

Wesley J. Michael (Incumbent)

Hauser Fire Protection District (Zone 2)

Lisa Wendle (Incumbent)

Kootenai County Fire and Rescue (Zone 1)

Pam Houser

Kootenai County Fire and Rescue (Zone 2)

Joe Doellefeld (Incumbent)

Mica Kidd Island Fire District (Zone 1)

James L. Smith (Incumbent)

Michael Arhutick

Mica Kidd Island Fire District (Zone 2)

Gretchen Hauser

Chris Shelton

J. Kelso Lindsay (Incumbent)

Northern Lakes Fire Protection District (Zone 2)

David P. Halpin (Incumbent)

Northern Lakes Fire Protection District (Zone 4)

James C. Washko (incumbent)

Spirit Lake Fire Protection District (Zone 1)

David R. Esterly (Incumbent)

Spirit Lake Fire Protection District (Zone 3)

Mike Sexsmith

Chuck Hodge

St. Maries Fire Protection District Jt (Zone 3)

Leon Douglas Tyrrell (Incumbent)

Timberlake Fire Protection District (Zone 1)

Byron L. Burrow

Neil Peck

Timberlake Fire Protection District (Zone 3)

Shane Stavros

Worley Fire Protection District (Zone 1)

Ronald A. Hise (Incumbent)