Eight candidates on Kitsap County ballots faced no challenger Tuesday and were headed for new terms, with only write-in votes cast against them.
Auditor: Paul Andrews received 65,594 votes, or 96.5%, with 2,364 write-in votes. The position carries a four-year term. Andrews, a Democrat, was first elected in 2018. He is the county’s chief election official and previously spent 29 years in information technology, including as a county data analyst.
Treasurer: Pete Boissonneau received 64,341 votes, or 96.7%, with 2,173 write-in votes. The position carries a four-year term. Boissonneau, a Democrat, has been treasurer since 2023 and was previously chief deputy treasurer and the county’s investment and banking officer.
District Court, Department 1: Claire A. Bradley received 59,428 votes, or 98.2%, with 1,107 write-in votes. The position carries a four-year term. Bradley was elected in 2014 after 17 years as a deputy prosecutor and presides over the county’s behavioral health court.
District Court, Department 2: Gina M. Buskirk received 59,453 votes, or 98.2%, with 1,084 write-in votes. The position carries a short and full four-year term. Buskirk, a former Bremerton city prosecutor and defense attorney, is a sitting District Court judge.
District Court, Department 3: Shane R. Seaman received 58,883 votes, or 98.2%, with 1,068 write-in votes. The position carries a four-year term. Seaman was elected in 2022 and is assistant presiding judge. He previously served as a Bremerton Municipal Court commissioner.
District Court, Department 4: Kevin P. Kelly received 58,942 votes, or 98.3%, with 1,034 write-in votes. The position carries a four-year term. Kelly was appointed in 2017 after 27 years as a county deputy prosecutor.
KPUD Commissioner, District 2: Stacey Smith received 59,118 votes, or 98.0%, with 1,234 write-in votes. The position carries a short and full six-year term. Smith was appointed to the KPUD board in 2025. She is the county’s director of aging and long-term care.
Court of Appeals, Division 2, District 2, Position 1: Erik D. Price received 58,769 votes, or 98.0%, with 1,180 write-in votes. The position carries a six-year term.
Results are unofficial until the county certifies the election Nov. 24.
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