Snohomish County releases preliminary election counts
Nov 04 2009
Snohomish County releases preliminary election counts
As of 5 p.m., Nov. 3
Snohomish County Council
District 1
John Koster 11,016 55.60%
Ellen Hiatt Watson 8,722 44.02%
Write-In 75 0.38%
Snohomish County Superior Court Judge
Position 2
Joe Wilson 31,147 39.94%
David Hulbert 12,599 16.16%
Rico Tessandore 23,010 29.51%
Scott Peterson 6,516 8.36%
Scott Lord 4,249 5.45%
Write-In 454 0.58%
Arlington City Council
Position 1
Steve Baker 1,814 98.16%
Write-In 34 1.84%
Position 2
Chris Raezer 1,705 98.10%
Write-In 33 1.90%
Position 3
Scott Solla 1,407 69.90%
Brock Hecla 598 29.71%
At-Large
Linda Byrnes 1,248 59.17%
Graham Smith 854 40.49%
Arlington School District
Director District 3
Ursula Ghirado 3,359 98.02%
Write-In 68 1.98%
Director District 5
Jim O'Day 1,591 41.30%
Robert McClure 2,237 58.07%
Write-In 24 0.62%
Marysville City Council
Position 1
Jeffrey Vaughan 3,392 98.15%
Write-In 64 1.85%
Position 2
Donna Wright 2,346 59.71%
Quinn King 1,566 39.86%
Write-In 17 0.43%
Position 3
Jeff Seibert 2,084 53.61%
Patrick Larson Jr. 1,782 45.85%
Write-In 21 0.54%
Position 4
Jon Nehring 3,369 98.42%
Marysville School District
Director District 1
Chris Nation 4,363 59.26%
Heather Thweatt 2,956 40.15%
Write-In 43 0.58%
Director District 4
A. Michael Kundu 5,939 96.87%
Write-In 192 3.13%
Marysville Municipal Court
Position 1
Fred Gillings 3,325 98.81%
Write-In 40 1.19%
Lakewood School District
Director District 1
Oscar Escalante 1,290 96.88%
Write-In 48 3.12%
Director District 3
Ken Christiansen 1,536 98.15%
Write-In 29 1.85%
Fire District 12
Commissioner Position 2
David DeMarco 3,385 98.52%
Write-In 51 1.48%
Commissioner Position 3
Marilyn Sheldon 1,821 49.85%
Iris Lily 1,801 49.30%
Write-In 31 0.85%
Fire District 14
Commissioner Position 2
Stuart Lervick 1,468 98.19%
Write-In 27 1.81%
Fire District 15
Commissioner Position 2
Marlin Fryberg Jr. 578 97.31%
Write-In 16 2.69%
Fire District 18
Commissioner Position 3
Don Wright 701 96.96%
Write-In 22 3.04%
Fire District 19
Commissioner Position 2
Kevin Buhr 430 97.29%
Write-In 12 2.71%
Fire District 21
Commissioner Position 2
Dan Britton 728 65.23%
MEL Tingley 384 34.41%
Write-In 4 0.36%
Fire District 22
Commissioner Position 2
Bennett Butters 569 98.44%
Write-In 9 1.56%
Fire District 25
Commissioner Position 3
Timothy Ward 145 99.32%
Write-In 1 0.68%
Hospital District 3
Commissioner Position 3
Margo Powell 2,640 57.74%
Jeff Cartwright 1,918 41.95%
Write-In 14 0.31%
Commissioner Position 4
Steve Peterson 3,738 98.50%
Write-In 57 1.50%
Sno-Isle Library District
Approve 36,893 51.34%
Reject 34,961 48.66%
Check out the Snohomish County Election Department's Web site for a complete listing of election results.
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