In Snohomish County, one hand recount will take place. Officials said ballot challenges were down this year.
How do you build on a 36% turnout? State legislators are weighing a longer ballot in even-numbered years, when returns can top 85%.
The county could become the second in the state to provide Spanish-language ballots without being required to.
At least 46 attorneys contributed to the judges running for Superior Court, according to a Daily Herald review.
Ray Stephanson won his Hat Island fire commissioner seat by a landslide, 52-3. He’s also vice-president of the community association.
Susanna Johnson ousted incumbent Adam Fortney to become the first woman to lead the sheriff’s office. She wants to keep Fortney on staff.
Election Update
Susanna Johnson’s lead held at 5,385 votes over Adam Fortney, in a heated race where the campaigns raised over $525,000.
Updated Nov. 9
Returns for contested races and ballot measures, updated daily as mail-in ballots are counted.
Breaking News
The auditor’s office, which was still counting votes, said the mail matched the description of envelopes received by other counties.
Election Results
The outcome of many major races remained largely unchanged with updated election results Wednesday in Snohomish County.
Election Results
Incumbent Adam Fortney trailed challenger Susanna Johnson in initial tallies Tuesday. The gap slightly narrowed Wednesday.
Elections 2023
Edmonds and Arlington voters chose change. In Everett, not so much. And Democrats were cruising at the county level, with one exception.
Election Results
In Everett, Charles Adkins led Ryne Rohla for an open seat. And a Monroe school board race was separated by 9 votes.
Election Results
Snohomish’s ex-mayor, John Kartak, lost a bid to return to city government. Vincent Cavaleri held a narrow lead for Mill Creek City Council.
Election Results
Scott Bader and Judy Tuohy looked set to serve on the council again. And in the Port of Everett commissioner race, 12-year incumbent Tom Stiger fended off a challenger.
Election Results
Early returns favored Mike Rosen over Mike Nelson. Meanwhile in Arlington, Mayor Barb Tolbert trailed challenger Don Vanney.
Election Results
Judge Patrick Moriarty was winning against attorney Mary Anderson. Judge Miguel Duran led his challenger Brett Rogers.
Election Results
Dave Somers and Megan Dunn, both Democrats, held big leads in county executive and county council races.
Election Results
Garth Fell, who ran as a nonpartisan candidate, was leading fellow election insider Cindy Gobel by almost 20% on Tuesday night.
Here is everything you need to know before Election Day.
