P‍RIMARY ELECTION RESULTS …
AND ON TO NOVEMBER!

CONGRESS 2nd DISTRICT
Incumbent U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen of Everett won the Democratic primary with 42.34% of the vote. He faced two Democratic challengers, Tomas Scheel and Devin Hermanson, who accounted for about 25% of the total vote between them. Larsen will be up against Republican Edwin H. Feller of Lynden in the Nov. 3 General Election. Feller got 32.8% of the total vote in the Aug. 4 primary.
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https://www.ricklarsen.org/‍ ‍

10th LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT
Both Democratic incumbents in the 10th Legislative District outpaced the Republicans they will face in November.
‍Position 1 State Rep.Clyde Shavers of Whidbey Island will face Stanwood Republican Robert (Chili) Hicks. Shavers got 58.08% of the vote in the primary while Hicks took 41.84%.
‍Position 2 State Rep.Dave Paul of Oak Harbor got 58.68% of the primary vote and will face Republican Tim Hazelo of Oak Harbor in November. Hazelo received 21.95% of the vote while Republican Carrie Kennedy took 19.25%.
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https://electclydeshavers.com/
https://votedavepaul.com/‍ ‍

DISTRICT 3 ISLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONER
Democrat Grant Shaw finished ahead of Satin Arnett to win the Democratic nomination for the open seat on the Island County Commission created by Commissioner Janet St. Clair’s decision to not seek re-election. Shaw got 28.46% of the vote to Arnett’s 26.78%. Shaw will face Republican Matthew Van Pelt, who received 44.7% of the vote, in November.
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https://www.electgrantshaw.com/‍

ISLAND COUNTY ASSESSOR
Democrat Doug Stults of Oak Harbor, who works in the Assessor’s office, came out ahead of his boss, incumbent Assessor Kelly Mauck of Camano Island. Stults took 52.67% of the primary vote to Mauck’s 47.06%. Mauck filed for re-election without stating a party preference. In 2022 he ran as a Republican.
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https://www.dougstultsforassessor.com/‍

ISLAND COUNTY AUDITOR
Four candidates filed for the Auditor post, including incumbent Sheilah Crider. Of the two Democrats running, Barbara Fuller of Coupeville won 28.04% of the vote ahead of Andrea Downs with 18.38%. Crider filed for re-election as an Independent this year though she had run as a Republican her four previous campaigns. She received 39.68% of the total vote. Terry Lacey, who stated no party preference, finished with 13.62%.
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https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraFullerforIslandCountyAuditor‍ ‍

ISLAND COUNTY CLERK
Democrat Deirdre Butler of Coupeville led the four-way race for the open County Clerk seat, garnering 33.58% of the total vote. Democrat Amber Sewell finished with 25.66%. In November, Butler will face Republican Maria Hazelo, who got 26.3% of the primary vote. Republican Toni Adams finished at 14.37%.
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https://votedierdre.com/

ISLAND COUNTY SHERIFF
Langley Police Chief Tavier Wasser of Clinton, a Democrat, had a strong showing against the current Sheriff Rick Felici of Coupeville, who filed for re-election this year as an Independent. He has previously run as a Republican. Wasser got 48.1% of the primary vote; Felici finished with 51.72%. They will face each other again in November.
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https://www.wasserforsheriff.com/‍ ‍

ISLAND COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Longtime County Prosecutor Greg Banks ran unopposed, but a write-in campaign by Democrat Andrew Scott of Freeland earned enough votes for him to appear with Banks on the November General Election ballot. Banks, who stated no party presence when he filed for re-election this year, has previously run as a Democrat and as an Independent. He received 98.28% of the primary vote
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https://www.scottforprosecutor.org/

SNO-ISLE LIBRARY DISTRICT PROPOSITION 1
The library district’s levy lid lift request was approved with 59.53% yes votes to 40.27% voting no.

SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUD
Democrat Janet St. Clair of Camano Island, who has served eight years as an Island County Commissioner, is not seeking re-election to that post, instead joining the race for the District 1 seat on the Snohomish PUD board. She received 43.07% of the vote in the non-partisan contest to advance to the general election. Incumbent Sid Logan got 39.63% and Bruce King 17.03%.

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