2003 Snohomish County Executive election

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2003 Snohomish County Executive election
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Nominee Aaron Reardon Dave Earling
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote64,06859,433
Percentage51.77%48.03%
County Executive before election

Bob Drewel
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Aaron Reardon
Democratic

The 2003 Snohomish County Executive election took place on November 4, 2003, to elect the county executive of Snohomish County, Washington. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Bob Drewel was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a fourth term. A crowded race developed to succeed him, with six candidates running in total. State Senator Aaron Reardon, former State Senator Kevin Quigley, and prosecutor Millie Judge competed for the nomination, while Edmonds City Council President Dave Earling, businesswoman Betty Neighbors, and entrepreneur Bob McCaughan sought the Republican nomination. [1]

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Reardon placed first in the primary, winning 25 percent of the vote. Earling narrowly defeated Neighbors for the Republican nomination, placing second with 22 percent of the vote while Neighbors won 19 percent. [2]

In the general election, Reardon narrowly defeated Earling, winning 52 percent of the vote to Earling's 48 percent, and became the youngest County Executive in county history. [3]

Primary election

Candidates

Results

Blanket primary results [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Aaron Reardon 24,246 25.32%
Republican Dave Earling 21,010 21.94%
Republican Betty Neighbors18,63819.46%
Democratic Kevin Quigley17,39618.17%
Democratic Millie Judge9,75310.19%
Republican Bob McCaughan4,4154.61%
Write-in 3000.31%
Total votes95,758 100.00%

General election

Results

2003 Snohomish County Executive election [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Aaron Reardon 64,068 51.77%
Republican Dave Earling59,43348.03%
Write-in 2460.20%
Total votes123,747 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Balta, Victoria; Velush, Lukas (August 2, 2003). "County exec race draws state's focus". The Everett Herald . p. A1. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Kelly, Brian (September 17, 2003). "It's Earling vs. Reardon: Voters narrow county executive field to two". The Everett Herald . p. A1. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Langston, Jennifer (November 4, 2003). "Other Counties: Unofficial returns put Reardon in executive seat". Seattle Post-Intelligencer . Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  4. ↑ Kelly, Brian (June 3, 2003). "Reardon joins county chief race". The Everett Herald . p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Langston, Jennifer (June 26, 2002). "Edmonds City Council president enters race for county executive". The Everett Herald . p. B8. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Kelly, Brian (January 30, 2003). "Executive's race broadens". The Everett Herald . p. B2. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Cornwalll, Warren (March 2, 2002). "First official candidate files for county executive". The Everett Herald . p. B2. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Kelly, Brian (January 15, 2003). "Deputy prosecutor enters race for county executive". The Everett Herald . p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Election connection: Snohomish County Executive". The Everett Herald . August 24, 2003. p. B3. Retrieved July 31, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "FINAL OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS - SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON - PRIMARY ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 16, 2003". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  11. ↑ "OFFICIAL ELECTION RESULTS - SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WASHINGTON - GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 4, 2003". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
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