There is no shortage of ways to get involved in making an impact in your community this year as there are 20 local positions up for reelection including the position of mayor of Ferndale and 5 6 of the 7 seats on the Ferndale City Council.
Here is the list of those who have stepped up and filed with the Whatcom County Elections Department as candidates for those positions.
| Office/Term | Candidates | |
| Whatcom County | ||
| Executive 4-year | Satpal S. Sidhu Karen Burke Tony Larson Jim Boyle | |
| Assessor 4-year | John Romaker Rebecca Xczar | |
| Auditor 4-year | Diana Bradrick | |
| Sheriff 4-year | Bill Elfo, Incumbent Joy Gilfilen | |
| Treasurer 4-year | Steven Oliver, Incumbent | |
| Council – District 4 4-year | Brad Kelly Kathy Kershner Brian A. Estes | |
| Council – District 5 4-year | Natalie McClendon Ben Elenbaas Jaime Arnett | |
| Council – At-large B 4-year | Carol Frazey, Incumbent Bill LaFreniere Brett Bonner David Ramirez | |
| Port of Bellingham | ||
| Commissioner – District 3 4-year | Robert (Bobby) Briscoe, Incumbent Anthony Distefano | |
| City of Ferndale | ||
| Council – Pos. 1 4-year | Herb Porter Michael Cox | |
| Council – Pos. 2 4-year | Ali Hawkinson Dave Mattson Paul Bulanov | |
| Council – Pos. 3 4-year | Anya Milton Erin Gunter Mike Reilly | |
| Council – Pos. 4 4-year | Teresa Taylor, Incumbent Paul Shuey | |
| Council – Pos. 5 2-year | Ryan OLarey Gurpreet (Garry) Sandhu | |
| Council – Pos. 7 2-year | Maralise Fegan Todd McKernan Ramon Llanos | |
| Mayor 4-year | Jon Mutchler, Incumbent Greg Hansen Daniel Sydney Hevenor Keith M. Olson Robert J. Pinkley | |
| Ferndale School District | ||
| Director – District 1 4-year | Kevin Erickson, Incumbent | |
| Director – District 2 4-year | Melinda Cool | |
| Director – District 3 4-year | Jessie L. Deardorff | |
| Fire Protection District 7 | ||
| Commissioner – Pos. 1 2-year | Kendra Cristelli, Incumbent | |
| Commissioner – Pos. 3 6-year | Mike Murphy, Incumbent Scott Brown |
Those positions with 3 or more candidates will appear on the August 6th Primary Election ballot. The top 2 vote getters from the Primary Election will progress to the November 5th General Election.
Ferndale folks, it is time for some serious turnover in our elected offices and positions; we deeply need people who will represent us, not just builders and developers…