Election lineup finalized; Smith and Hess vie for seat, again

The filing period for the Haines Borough’s October municipal election closed Friday, with contested races for Mayor and the Haines Borough Assembly, but a shortage of school board candidates.

The race for assembly seat “E” is a rematch of sorts, pitting Karen Hess against Norm Smith.

Greg Goodman replaced Smith on the assembly last October, after defeating write-in candidate Hess. Goodman vacated the seat in May following a Juneau Superior Court ruling that he…