Election Returns

Snohomish County

County Executive

DEMOCRATS

Aaron Reardon 35,957 98.88%

Write-In 408 1.12%

REPUBLICANS

Jack Turk 22,076 99.25%

Write-In 166 0.75%

County Council, District 2

DEMOCRATS

Brian Sullivan 4,629 59.70%

Jean Berkey 3,107 40.07%

Write-In 18 0.23%

REPUBLICANS

William E. Cooper 3,040 99.57%

Write-In 13 0.43%

County Council, District 3

DEMOCRATS

Mike Cooper 7,822 99.59%

Write-In 32 0.41%

REPUBLICANS

Renee Radcliff Sinclair 3,885 99.64%

Write-In 14 0.36%

County Clerk

Sonya Kraski 24,748 40.67%

Bob Dantini 23,006 37.81%

Ronald E. Ledford 12,855 21.13%

Write-In 243 0.40%

Sheriff

Tom Greene 21,338 34.70%

John Lovick 23,498 38.21%

Rob Beidler 16,418 26.70%

Write-In 242 0.39%

Edmonds

Mayor

Don Fiene 1,174 19.91%

Mauri Moore 1,308 22.18%

Gary Haakenson 3,394 57.55%

Write-In 21 0.36%

Everett

Council Position 4

Ron Gipson 3,341 44.74%

Charlene N. Rawson 2,007 26.88%

John Henry Williams 781 10.46%

Jim Staniford 1,315 17.61%

Write-In 23 0.31%

Council Position 7

Jackie Minchew 1,535 20.64%

David Simpson 2,687 36.13%

Shannon Affholter 3,184 42.81%

Write-In 31 0.42%

Gold Bar

Council Position 4

Susan Forbes 75 36.41%

Jay Prueher 72 34.95%

Robert K. Amenn 59 28.64%

Write-In 0 0.00%

Lake Stevens

Council Position 3

Kerry J. Watkins 38031.51%

John Spencer 496 41.13%

Stephen Brooks 322 26.70%

Write-In 8 0.66%

Lynnwood

Council Position 7

James R. (Jim) Smith 1,344 48.87%

Maria Ambalada 698 25.38%

M. Christopher Boyer 700 25.45%

Write-In 8 0.29%

Mill Creek

Council, Position 5

Ray Graves 384 21.12%

Chuck Wright 613 33.72%

Mark Harmsworth 810 44.55%

Write-In 11 0.61%

Mukilteo

Proposition 1

YES 1,180 41.93%

NO 1,634 58.07%

Proposition 2

YES 873 31.10%

NO 1,934 68.90%

Sultan

Council Position 4

Richard A. Hill 102 23.50%

Sarah Davenport-Smith 238 54.84%

Brady Boucher 92 21.20%

Write-In 2 0.46%

Everett School Board

Director-at-large, Position 2

Susan P. M. Kaftanski 2,847 28.84%

Court Carter 1,715 17.38%

Carol Andrews 3,270 33.13%

Fredrick T. Bletson, Jr. 1,991 20.17%

Write-In 47 0.48%

Edmonds School Board

Director, District 3

Gary Noble 7,586 58.92%

Douglas Ivar Kerley 1,472 11.43%

Jon Howeiler 2,010 15.61%

Mark Laurence 1,761 13.68%

Write-In 45 0.35%

Marysville School Board

Director, District 5

Sherri L. Crenshaw 2,646 46.47%

Lisa Vares 1,676 29.43%

Corinne Y. Diteman 1,315 23.09%

Write-In 57 1.00%

Fire District 1

Proposition 1

APPROVED 6,353 65.98%

REJECTED 3,276 34.02%

Fire District 5

Proposition 1

APPROVED 602 66.01%

REJECTED 310 33.99%

Fire District 15

Proposition 1

YES 410 72.18%

NO 158 27.82%

Fire District 17

Commissioner, Position 1

Rebecca Dane 383 43.77%

Kevin R. Hayes 293 33.49%

Bryan L. Hunt 189 21.60%

Write-In 10 1.14%

Fire District 28

Proposition 1

YES 57 82.61%

NO 12 17.39%

Hospital District 2

Commissioner, Position 3

Robert Reedy 1,975 14.24%

Jack Tawney 3,454 24.90%

Kimberly Cole 8,290 59.76%

Write-In 152 1.10%

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