Election season begins in Mason County

Welcome to the circus.

This week marks the beginning of the 2022 general election season here at the Shelton-Mason County Journal.

Starting with this week’s edition of the paper, the Journal will begin running a series of question-and-answer pages with the candidates in the Nov. 8 election.

This week, we look at the races for Mason County assessor, Mason County sheriff and the 6th Congressional District.

You can see the planned schedule in the breakout box.

Both candidates in each race are asked the same five questions, followed by the candidates asking a question of their opponent. The respon...