Lynnwood City Councilman Loren Simmonds held an early lead over two challengers for his position in initial election returns Tuesday night.
Simmons led with 43 percent of the vote over John Conley and Michael Moore in the race for City Council Position 4. Moore, who owns a parking lot maintenance business, had 33 percent. Conley, a retired pipefitter, earned about 22 percent of the vote.
Washington’s top-two primary system has been in place since 2008. The two candidates who receive the most votes in each nonpartisan race advance to the Nov. 8 general election where there will be more races on the ballot.
Vote totals are bound to change in the coming days as the Snohomish County Auditor tallies ballots from the all-mail election.
Here’s a look at how other races for city council positions were shaping up late Tuesday evening.
Darrington
In Darrington, retired teacher and longtime community member Mary Requa garnered about 65 percent of the vote in early returns for the position 5 spot on the town council.
Motel owner David Singer had about 18 percent and appears headed for the November ballot. Senior center volunteer Linda Smith received about 16 percent of the vote.
Edmonds
City Councilwoman Diane Buckshnis appears to be trailing in early returns for the Position 4 race against challenger Bob Wilcox.
Wilcox, a retired general contractor, had 46 percent of the vote Tuesday night while Buckshnis had 44 percent. Tad Helke, an engineer for Dell Computer, had 8 percent.
Granite Falls
Councilman Wesley Roeder, who was appointed to Position 4 in October, appears to be behind challengers Tess Greene and Thomas Gallagher in early returns.
Greene, who retired from Verizon Communications, received about 47 percent of the vote. Gallagher, a contract worker with Microsoft, had about 33 percent of the vote. Roeder was lagging behind Tuesday with about 17 percent.
Monroe
In his fourth attempt for a seat on the Monroe City Council, Todd Fredrickson was ahead of his two opponents.
Fredrickson had 45 percent of the vote for Position 5 in intial returns Tuesday. He led Ed Davis, who had about 36 percent of the vote and Ivan Nelson with 17 percent. There was no incumbent for this race after Councilman John Stima decided against seeking reelection.
In the race for Position 6, newcomer Jason Gamble led with 48 percent of the vote over Bridgett Tuttle who had 40 percent. A third candidate, Joey Santone, withdrew from the race because he had moved outside city limits. The top two in each race will go onto November.
Mountlake Terrace
It appears the general election ballot in Mountlake Terrace will include a race between Seaun Richards and John Zambrano for position 7 on the City Council.
Richards, the owner of a local restaurant, received about 43 percent of the vote to incumbent Zambrano’s 37 percent. Candidate Kim Michel earned about 20 percent of the vote.
Reporter Alejandro Dominguez contributed to this story.
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