The last time two candidates ran for Washington County treasurer was 1992. During the same time period, only two races for county treasurer — 13%— had more than one candidate on the ballot. Going back to 1992, only a third of Maine’s treasurer races were contested. In 2018, controversy erupted around a Hancock County treasurer who won election as a write-in candidate despite having no financial experience. Unlike in the 1990s, Washington officials will have the precedent of other Maine counties that have abolished treasurer elections to guide them.