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2 candidates are tracked for Kitsap County Commissioner District 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Katie Walters and Kevin Tisdel. Candidate information follows official Kitsap County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Katie Walters (Democratic) and Kevin Tisdel (Republican) meet on the November 3 ballot for Kitsap County Commissioner District 3, per the Secretary of State's VoteWA general-election candidate list. August 4 top-two primary: Katie Walters 59.4 percent, Kevin Tisdel 40.6 percent, per the county's official results. Washington's top-two primary sends the two leading candidates to November regardless of party; party labels are stated preferences.
Walters is the current Kitsap County Commissioner for District 3, per the county's official elected officials page. She previously served as Executive Director of Leadership Kitsap and as Marketing and Community Relations Director for the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, per the county's official voters' pamphlet. Katie Walters appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kitsap County Commissioner District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Expand affordable housing and address homelessness regionally
- Address healthcare workforce shortages and expand transit and ferry access
- Secure infrastructure funding and strengthen partnerships with city governments
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-07.
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Tisdel is a business owner with 20 years of civil service experience at Seattle Public Utilities, including drainage and wastewater operations work, per the county's official voters' pamphlet. He has not previously held elected office, per the same source. Kevin Tisdel appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Kitsap County Commissioner District 3, per the county elections office's certified candidate list.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Repeal regional growth formulas he says drive up local housing costs
- Support advanced wastewater treatment to address shellfish habitat concerns
- End the county's Multifamily Tax Exemption program
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-09-07.
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