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2026 LWV Kitsap General Election Candidate Forums & Interviews

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For the November 3rd General Election, the League of Women Voters of Kitsap invited all candidates for the following races and ballot measure to participate in candidate forums: State Representatives for Legislative Districts 23 and 26, State Senator for Legislative District 26, US Representative for Congressional District 6, as well as the following Kitsap County races: County Commissioner District 3, Assessor, Clerk, Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, and Kitsap County Public Utility District Proposition 1.

See below for all of the scheduled forums; we will not be conducting forums for the races where one or both candidates declined to participate.

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2026 General Election Candidate Forums

Our candidate forums for the 2026 General Election will be in person. Recordings will be made available afterwards. Here is the schedule:

September 28

at Bremerton City Council Chambers (Norm Dicks Government Center)

6 pm

26th Legislative District, State Senator

Candidates: Deborah Krishnadasan & Gary Parker

7 pm

26th Legislative District, State Representative Position 2

Candidates: Katy Cornell & Renee Hernandez Greenfield

October 5

at Olympic College, Bremerton, William D. Harvey Theatre. Bldg. 7

6 pm

Kitsap County Public Utility District No. 1, Proposition No. 1

Ballot measure forum

October 6

at Olympic College, Bremerton, William D. Harvey Theatre. Bldg. 7

6 pm

23rd Legislative District, State Representative Position 1

Candidates: Tarra Simmons & Daria Ilgen

7 pm

Kitsap County Sheriff

Candidates: Brandon L. Myers & Rick Kuss

October 7

at Olympic College, Bremerton, William D. Harvey Theatre. Bldg. 7

6 pm

Kitsap County Prosecuting Attorney

Candidates: Joe Lombardi & Chad M. Enright

7 pm

Kitsap County Assessor

Candidates: Michael Simonds & Phil Cook

Please share our poster for these candidate forums. Download Candidate Forums Schedule pdf

2026 Candidate Forum Schedule

Thank you to our partners for the fall 2026 Candidate Forums: Olympic College & Up From Slavery Initiative

About the League
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that provides voter information and encourages citizen participation in government. We do not support or oppose any party or candidate.

About Our Forums and Candidate Interviews
The Kitsap League uses questions submitted in advance of the forum or interview. We may adjust the wording to keep the questions neutral and nonpartisan. We may not have time to ask all of the submitted questions.

All candidates are invited to participate.

About Our Recordings
The recordings of our forums and interviews are owned by the League of Women Voters of Kitsap and may not be used for any purpose without the express written permission of the League of Women Voters of Kitsap.