The nonpartisan Jefferson Healthcare Hospital Commission position sought by candidates Bruce McComas and Cheri Van Hoover is the most expensive race in Jefferson County this year.

As of Aug. 25, Van Hoover had raised $14,732 in cash and $400 in in-kind donations, and had spent $14,252, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC). Of that cash on hand, Van Hoover had loaned her campaign $5,000, and Kathleen Taylor had loaned the campaign $2,000, according to the PDC.

Hospital Commission candidate Bruce McComas had raised $7,770 in cash and $2,078 in in-kind donations, and had spent $3,747 as of Aug. 25, according to the PDC. Of the $7,770, McComas had loaned his campaign $4,000.

McComas and Van Hoover are seeking the Pos. 1, a six-year seat. Incumbent Tony DeLeo chose not to run to retain his seat.

In a race for the District 2 seat on the Port of Port Townsend Commission, candidate Bill Putney had raised $2,315 in cash and received $3,324 in in-kind contributions as of Aug. 25, according to the PDC. Putney had spent $140 of that. Of the amount raised, Putney had loaned his campaign roughly $3,000.

Putney’s opponent, incumbent Brad Clinefelter, had not reported any campaign contributions because he opted for what the PDC calls “mini reporting.”

The mini reporting option is only available to candidates who expect to raise and spend no more than $5,000 in addition to the amount on their filing fee, and who will receive no more than $500 from any one contributor other than themselves, according to the PDC.

In addition to Clinefelter, other candidates who have filed for mini reporting include Keith Beck and Peter Hanke, who are candidates for the four-year nonpartisan District 3 seat on the Port of Port Townsend Commission.

Sarah Martin and Ron Riggle, candidates for the District 1 director seat on the Chimacum School Board, as well as candidates Jack McKay and Wilma Hackman, who are seeking the District 5 seat on the Chimacum School Board, all opted for mini reporting.