Primary races set

Mason County Commissioner Sharon Trask faces two challengers in the Aug. 2 primary election: Miguel Gutierrez, a first-term member of the Shelton City Council, and Mark Carlson.

The two top vote-getters will face off in the general election Nov. 8. Trask and Carlson are Republicans, and Gutierrez is a Democrat.

Mason County auditor and assessor, and seats representing the 35th Legislative District, are also up for grabs in the primary. Friday was the deadline for candidates to apply for election at the Mason County Auditor’s Office.

Incumbent Mason County Assessor Patti McLean, who states...