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2 candidates are tracked for Clark County Assessor on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Peter Van Nortwick and Tyler Thoune. Candidate information follows official Clark County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Washington runs a top-two primary on August 4, 2026: every candidate for an office appears on one ballot, any voter may participate regardless of party, and the two highest vote-getters advance to November 3.
A certified general appraiser who has served as Clark County Assessor since 2011 after first winning the office in 2010, per the county's official about the assessor page. Before taking office he was managing partner of American Commercial and Residential Appraisal following a decade in telecommunications, per that same county page, and the Clark County Association of Realtors named him 2020 affiliate of the year, per his voters' pamphlet entry.
2026 priorities
- Continuing to expand the senior property tax exemption program, per his voters' pamphlet statement
- Using technology to keep assessments fair and equitable, per the same statement
A Clark County real estate investor with more than 20 years buying, remodeling, flipping and evaluating properties across the county, per the Clark County voters' pamphlet. That entry lists a 1999 Fort Vancouver High School diploma, a 2018 emergency medical technician certification, and community service coaching Little League baseball and Clark County Youth Football since 2016, and records no prior elected experience.
2026 priorities
- Fair valuations and market based assessments so ordinary homeowners are not over assessed, per his voters' pamphlet statement
- Increased transparency and accountability in the assessor's office, per the same statement
