Wednesday’s election update shows little change from Tuesday’s initial election results for Lynnwood mayor and city council positions.
Updated results were released by Snohomish County Elections at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8.
Incumbent Mayor Nicola Smith continues to lead challenger George Hurst, though Hurst narrowed the gap by 1 percent. Smith is now at 59.47 percent while Hurst is at 40.40 percent of votes.
| City of Lynnwood Mayor |
| 33/33 100.00% |
| Under Votes |
126 |
|
| Over Votes |
0 |
|
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Vote Count |
Percent |
| George Hurst |
1,498 |
40.40% |
| Nicola Smith |
2,205 |
59.47% |
| Write-In (if any) |
5 |
0.13% |
| Total |
3,708 |
100.00% |
City Council candidates that were leading Tuesday held their leads on Wednesday. Christine Frizzell is ahead of Van AuBuchon for Position 1 with 53.93 percent of the vote. Incumbent Ian Cotton holds 52.05 percent of the vote in his race for Position 2 against challenger Shanon Tysland. Incumbent Ruth Ross maintains her lead with 53.49 percent of the vote against challenger Rosamaria Graziani, who has 46.26 percent of the vote.
| City of Lynnwood Council Position 1 |
| 33/33 100.00% |
| Under Votes |
193 |
|
| Over Votes |
3 |
|
|
|
|
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Vote Count |
Percent |
| Christine Frizzell |
1,962 |
53.93% |
| Van AuBuchon |
1,667 |
45.82% |
| Write-In (if any) |
9 |
0.25% |
| Total |
3,638 |
100.00% |
| City of Lynnwood Council Position 2 |
| 33/33 100.00% |
| Under Votes |
216 |
|
| Over Votes |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vote Count |
Percent |
| Ian Cotton |
1,883 |
52.05% |
| Shanon Tysland |
1,725 |
47.68% |
| Write-In (if any) |
10 |
0.28% |
| Total |
3,618 |
100.00% |
| City of Lynnwood Council Position 3 |
| 33/33 100.00% |
| Under Votes |
241 |
|
| Over Votes |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vote Count |
Percent |
| Rosamaria Graziani |
1,662 |
46.26% |
| Ruth Ross |
1,922 |
53.49% |
| Write-In (if any) |
9 |
0.25% |
| Total |
3,593 |
100.00% |
And the status of races for the Edmonds School District Board of Directors also remained unchanged following Tuesday’s results, with long-time incumbent Ann McMurray leading challenger Mitchell Below for District 2 and Deborah Kilgore ahead of Cathy Baylor for District 4.
| Edmonds School District 15 Director District 2 |
| 169/169 100.00% |
| Under Votes |
2573 |
|
| Over Votes |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vote Count |
Percent |
| Ann McMurray |
9,784 |
55.69% |
| Mitchell Below |
7,734 |
44.02% |
| Write-In (if any) |
51 |
0.29% |
| Total |
17,569 |
100.00% |
| Edmonds School District 15 Director District 4 |
| 169/169 100.00% |
| Under Votes |
2560 |
|
| Over Votes |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Vote Count |
Percent |
| Deborah Kilgore |
10,362 |
58.95% |
| Cathy Baylor |
7,140 |
40.62% |
| Write-In (if any) |
75 |
0.43% |
| Total |
17,577 |
100.00% |
Finally, in the tightly contested Snohomish County Fire District 1 race, incumbent David Chan closed the gap against challenger Michael Ellis, trailing by just three votes in Wednesday’s vote count. Ellis had a 103-vote lead over Chan on Tuesday.
| Fire District 1 Commissioner Position 3 |
| 136/136 100.00% |
| Under Votes |
1110 |
|
| Over Votes |
1 |
|
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|
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Vote Count |
Percent |
| David F. Chan |
5,750 |
49.83% |
| Michael Ellis |
5,753 |
49.85% |
| Write-In (if any) |
37 |
0.32% |
| Total |
11,540 |
100.00% |
The next set of results will be released at approximately 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9
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