Snohomish County Elections mails ballots for Aug. 4 primary.

Published 4:07 pm Tuesday, July 14, 2026

EVERETT — Snohomish County Elections mailed ballots to voters Tuesday for the Aug. 4 primary election.

This year’s primary includes contests for U.S. representative, state representative, state senator, judicial offices and local positions such as county prosecuting attorney and public utility district commissioner. Voters will also elect precinct committee officers in precincts where multiple candidates from the same political party are seeking the position.

“This year’s federal, state and local elections will determine the priorities that shape our communities for at least the next two years,” Snohomish County Auditor Garth Fell said in the release. “The Primary is the first opportunity for voters to consider the candidates and issues that reflect their values and matter to them.”

The county’s approximately 535,000 registered voters can expect to begin receiving their ballots toward the end of the week, into the weekend and early next week, a press release said. Households were also mailed a local voters’ pamphlet.

Voters who have not received a ballot by July 20 should call Snohomish County Elections at 425-338-3444.

Residents have until July 27 to register or update their existing voter registration online or by mail. The county will also provide in-person voter services until 8 p.m. election night, Aug. 4, at the Auditor’s Office in the Admin West Building, 3000 Rockefeller Ave. in Everett.

In each race, the top two vote-getters will advance to the November general election. Partisan offices always appear on the primary ballot, even if only one or two candidates file. Most nonpartisan races only appear when three or more candidates are running for the position.

Voters in some jurisdictions will also see ballot measures for the cities of Everett and Stanwood, the Darrington School District, the Sno-Isle Intercounty Rural Library District, one hospital district and three fire districts.

Eligible 17-year-olds who will turn 18 by the Nov. 3 general election can participate in the August primary. Their ballots will include only primary candidate races, not local ballot measures or precinct committee officer contests.

There will be 37 official ballot drop boxes open until 8 p.m. Aug. 4, including one recently installed in front of Maltby Elementary School. Drop boxes are available 24 hours a day until election night.

A complete list of official ballot drop box locations is available online at snoco.gov/elections.

Election officials recommend vote-by-mail ballots should be mailed at least one week before Aug. 4. If a ballot must be mailed less than one week before Election Day, officials strongly encourage voters visit a local post office in person and request a hand-stamped postmark.

Voters can track their ballot’s status online — see when their ballot is received, verified and accepted for count — and sign up for text alerts at votewa.gov. Voters will also be notified if there is a problem with their ballot signature and given instructions to resolve it.

For more information, visit snoco.gov/elections, follow the Auditor’s Office on social media, or email elections@snoco.gov.

Taylor Scott Richmond: 425-339-3046; taylor.richmond@heraldnet.com: X: @BTayOkay