Lincoln County, WA elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Lincoln County: 51 seats on 15 elected bodies. 7 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
Board of County Commissioners
Lincoln County Board of Commissioners
Each member is elected by the voters of their district.
Who lives in each of the 7 school districts (Census figures)
School district
People
Median household income
Below the poverty line
Without health insurance
Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent
Almira School District
556
$53,125
14.4%
1.4%
28.6%
Creston School District
1,491
$79,205
8.4%
2.5%
25.6%
Davenport School District
2,971
$83,967
12.3%
3%
29.9%
Harrington School District
795
$41,750
18.9%
2.9%
70.7%
Odessa School District
1,380
$64,063
14.5%
5.1%
34.4%
Sprague School District
832
$70,417
10.5%
7.9%
31%
Wilbur School District
1,509
$73,219
15%
1.6%
15.8%
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates for each school district's area, matched to its board by name. They're estimates with a , larger for small districts.
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 37 local governments in Lincoln County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
8
1
School districts (school boards)
8
7
Special districts (elected boards)
20
0
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Lincoln County
11,489people
46.9median ageU.S.: 38.9
$71,512 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
12.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
24.2%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$292,800median home valueU.S.: $332,700
7.8%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
1.9%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
11.2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
3.4%U.S.: 8.4%
30.6%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
30.2%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 4.2% · White 88.7% · Black 0.5% · Asian 0.5% · Other or more than one race 6.2% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Lincoln County
4.0%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 4.6%. Washington: 4.3%.
158people unemployedSeptember 2026, preliminary.
3,841people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
3,999in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
4.0%
158
3,841
3,999
August 2026
4.8%
198
3,894
4,092
July 2026
4.1%
161
3,762
3,923
June 2026
4.8%
185
3,707
3,892
May 2026
5.3%
210
3,725
3,935
April 2026
6.0%
235
3,706
3,941
March 2026
6.5%
253
3,628
3,881
February 2026
7.0%
278
3,687
3,965
January 2026
6.9%
271
3,645
3,916
December 2025
7.2%
282
3,642
3,924
November 2025
6.2%
244
3,709
3,953
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
4.6%
183
3,814
3,997
August 2025
5.2%
209
3,803
4,012
July 2025
5.2%
205
3,736
3,941
June 2025
4.3%
167
3,744
3,911
May 2025
5.0%
196
3,722
3,918
April 2025
5.3%
206
3,675
3,881
March 2025
6.2%
242
3,655
3,897
February 2025
7.6%
298
3,611
3,909
January 2025
6.5%
253
3,626
3,879
December 2024
5.7%
219
3,613
3,832
November 2024
5.6%
216
3,645
3,861
October 2024
5.1%
195
3,624
3,819
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
5.8%
226
3,703
3,929
2024
6.0%
233
3,680
3,913
2023
5.4%
218
3,818
4,036
2022
5.4%
215
3,761
3,976
2021
5.4%
219
3,800
4,019
2020
7.5%
309
3,798
4,107
2019
5.9%
264
4,215
4,479
2018
5.7%
253
4,215
4,468
2017
5.6%
245
4,116
4,361
2016
6.3%
274
4,090
4,364
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Washington's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.8% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Lincoln County
136.1 per 100,0002024. Washington: 330.1.
600.2 per 100,0002024. Washington: 2,494.4.
0murders2024, 22 violent crimes in all.
2024 is the latest year with complete reporting here: at least one of the county's police agencies didn't send the FBI a full year of figures since, so later totals would be undercounts.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2024
22
136.1
97
600.2
2023
19
118.9
111
694.7
2021
7
47.3
188
1,269.8
2017
1
7.2
131
943.1
2016
12
86.7
163
1,177.3
By police agency (3)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
2025
23
89
10,456
Odessa Police Department
2025
12
5
930
Reardan Police Department
2024
1
8
692
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Washington · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.41 per 1,000 residents2025, 3 agencies serving 12,084 people.
17sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
15civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (3), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
15
15
10,456
Odessa Police Department
1
0
930
Reardan Police Department
1
0
698
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
17
1.41
15
3
2024
21
1.72
15
3
2023
19
1.59
13
3
2022
17
1.47
10
3
2021
17
1.54
12
3
2020
18
1.64
13
3
2019
18
1.68
13
3
2018
19
1.79
13
3
2017
20
1.93
13
3
2016
17
1.65
10
3
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Lincoln County County Assessor?
J Scott Liebing (Republican) is the County Assessor of Lincoln County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County County Auditor?
Chandra Schumacher (Republican) is the County Auditor of Lincoln County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County County Clerk?
Traci A. Gants (Republican) is the County Clerk of Lincoln County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney?
Ty Albertson (Republican) is the Prosecuting Attorney of Lincoln County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County Sheriff?
Gabe Gants (Republican) is the Sheriff of Lincoln County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Lincoln County County Treasurer?
Emily Lybbert Hansen (Republican) is the County Treasurer of Lincoln County, Washington. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who are the Lincoln County commissioners?
Jo M Gilchrist (District 1); Scott M. Hutsell (District 2); Rob Coffman (District 3).
Who is on the Lincoln County School Board?
Cameron Carstensen (Director Position 1); Jesse Brunner (Director Position 2); Todd Monson (Director Position 3); Adam Florenzen (Director Position 4 (at large)); Rachael Barton (Director Position 5 (at large)); Jason Debord (Director Position 1); Leslie Krause (Director Position 2); Jim Jerow (Director Position 3); Karrie Luiten (Director Position 4 (at large)); Kathleen Strozyk (Director Position 5 (at large)); Lorin Lathrop (Director Position 1); Erica Winzer (Director Position 2); Garrett Husky (Director Position 3); Janie Schreck (Director Position 4 (at large)); Tami Odenrider (Director Position 5 (at large)); Britney Wagner (Director Position 1); Tony Hamilton (Director Position 2); Kailey'Jean Vieira (Director Position 4 (at large)); Justin Slack (Director Position 5 (at large)); Sheena L Starkel (Director Position 1); Zach Schafer (Director Position 2); Carmen Weishaar (Director Position 3); Chris Crossley (Director Position 4 (at large)); Nick Sebesta (Director Position 5 (at large)); Judi Ringwood (Director Position 1); Heather Rose (Director Position 2); Amanda Osborne (Director Position 3); Tracey Korthuis (Director Position 4); Joan M. Schmitt (Director Position 5); Jill Schmierer (Director Position 1); Billie Jo Wheeler (Director Position 2); Glen Richardson (Director Position 3); James Llewellyn (Director Position 4); Catherine Seylor (Director Position 5).
What is the population of Lincoln County?
About 11,489 people, with a median age of 46.9; the median household income is $71,512 and 12.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Lincoln County?
4.0% in September 2026 (preliminary): 158 people unemployed in a labor force of 3,999, against 4.6% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Lincoln County?
37 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 8 municipal, 8 school district and 20 special district governments.
What cities and towns are in Lincoln County?
1: Davenport. Each has its own page with its mayor and council.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Washington Secretary of State's certified results of each seat's last general election (2021–2025); officials appointed since then may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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