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EVERETT — Two former state lawmakers moved closer Tuesday to returning to Olympia while a Bothell state representative is dueling with a fellow Democrat for a shot at a seat in the state Senate.
Republican John Koster of Arlington and Democrat John Lovick of Mill Creek are assured of advancing to the general election in their respective races based on the results of the first night of ballot counting.
Meanwhile, Rep. Luis Moscoso, D-Bothell, was leading Democrat Guy Palumbo by 35 votes as they battle for second place and a chance to compete in November to succeed retiring state Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe. Republican Mindie Wirth of Bothell was leading that race in Tuesday night’s tally.
Here is a rundown of Tuesday’s results in contested races in legislative districts representing Snohomish County. The next tabulation of votes will be released Wednesday.
1st District
Wirth collected 40.5 percent of the vote followed by Moscoso with 29.9 percent. Palumbo, a Maltby resident, is third with 29.7 percent.
Wirth, a senior program manager at Microsoft Corp., is making her first run for political office. Republican state senators recruited her to run for the seat that McAuliffe has held since 1993.
Moscoso, is in his third term in the state House. The former transit union leader is presently a vice-chairman of the House Transportation Committee and has been a strong voice for civil rights legislation.
In the final weeks of the campaign, Moscoso dealt with questions about a domestic violence protection order obtained against him in 1987 by his second wife. The couple was in the midst of a divorce, and a Snohomish County Superior Court judge issued the order following a tense encounter between the two.
Palumbo, owner of the Roscoe’s Ranch dog boarding business, serves on the Snohomish County Planning Commission and was elected to the fire commission in 2013. He challenged McAuliffe in 2012 and finished third in that year’s primary.
He led all candidates in fund raising. In addition, a political committee funded by education reform groups sent out mailers supporting Palumbo and took out ads opposing Moscoso.
Meanwhile, Republican Jim Langston and Democrat Shelley Kloba grabbed the lead in the race for Moscoso’s seat in the state House.
Langston garnered 39.6 percent and Kloba had 31.1 percent. Trailing them were Darshan Rauniyar at 12.5 percent, Kyoko Matsumoto Wright at 10.1 percent and Aaron Moreau-Cook at 6.8 percent. All three are Democratic candidates.
In the race for Position 1, incumbent Derek Stanford, D-Bothell, was rolling to victory with 49.5 percent. Republican Neil Thannisch is second with 23.2 percent.
Trailing them are Republican Brian Travis at 16.2 percent and Democrat Kazuaki Sugiyama at 11.1 percent.
The 1st Legislative District straddles the border of Snohomish and King counties and includes the cities of Bothell, Brier, Mountlake Terrace and Kirkland.
44th District
Lovick and Republican Janice Huxford of Lake Stevens will face-off in November for the seat vacated by Democrat Hans Dunshee when he joined the Snohomish County Council.
Lovick, the former Snohomish County executive, collected 52 percent while Huxford, a Lake Stevens business owner, garnered 45.2 percent. Wilberforce Agyekum,an Everett attorney running as an independent, received 2.8 percent.
Lovick served eight years in the Legislature before becoming Snohomish County sheriff and then county executive. He lost the executive’s job to a fellow Democrat, Dave Somers, in November’s election.
In June, the County Council appointed Lovick to complete Dunshee’s term in the state House.
In the fight for Position 2, incumbent state Rep. Mark Harmsworth, R-Mill Creek, and Democrat Katrina Ondracek, of Lake Stevens are winning the primary and will face each other in November.
Harmsworth, who is seeking a second term, picked up an easy win with 51.7 percent of the vote. Ondracek, executive vice president of United Way of Snohomish County, collected 31.1 percent. Morrel James Muller of Snohomish, a Democrat, received 2.6 percent and Chase Endreson, of Everett, an independent, had 3.9 percent. Kerry Watkins, a Democrat who announced he had stopped campaigning and endorsed Ondracek, received 10.7 percent of the vote.
39th District
Koster and Democratic candidate Ronda Metcalf will match up in November leading in the race to replace Republican Rep. Elizabeth Scott who did not seek re-election.
Koster received 56.4 percent of the vote Tuesday while Metcalf collected 39.2 percent. Libertarian Shane Driscoll tallied 4.5 percent.
Koster is looking to return to Olympia where he served three terms as a state representative from 1995-2001. He also served 12 years on the Snohomish County Council. Metcalf, who is general manager of the Sauk-Suiattle Tribe, is making her first try for political office.
21st District
Incumbent Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, D-Mukilteo, who has served three years in the state House, registered a strong performance Tuesday with 56.7 percent with Republican Jeff Scherrer of Edmonds finishing second with 32.8 percent.
Libertarian Bruce Guthrie is third with 6.2 percent and Mohammed Riaz Khan, an independent, tallied 4.3 percent.
10th District
Sen. Barbara Bailey, R-Oak Harbor, and Democratic challenger Angie Homola, also of Oak Harbor, are advancing.
Bailey, who is seeking a second term, is leading comfortably with 51.4 percent. Homola, a former Island County commissioner, had 39.2 percent. Nicholas Petrish, a Democrat who lives in Big Lake, is third with 9.4 percent.
32nd District
State Rep. Ruth Kagi, D-Seattle, is beating three challengers with 64.6 percent. Republican David Schirle of Lynnwood is second with 22.5 percent followed by Democrat Wesley Irwin of Shoreline with 10.1 percent and Libertarian Alex Hart of Shoreline with 2.8 percent.
State Rep. Cindy Ryu, D-Shoreline, will advance after capturing 73.8 percent. She will face Republican Alvin Rutledge of Edmonds who received 19 percent. Keith Smith of Lynnwood, an independent, collected 7.3 percent.
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