2014 Snohomish County Executive special election

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2014 Snohomish County Executive special election
  2011 November 4, 2014 2015  
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Nominee John Lovick Carolyn Eslick
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote111,83789,095
Percentage55.52%44.23%

County Executive before election

John Lovick
Democratic

Elected County Executive

John Lovick
Democratic

The 2014 Snohomish County Executive special election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the county executive of Snohomish County, Washington. Shortly following the 2011 election, County Executive Aaron Reardon faced allegations that he had engaged in an extramarital affair and used county resources for his political campaigns. He ultimately resigned on May 31, 2013. [1]

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County Sheriff John Lovick was appointed by the County Council to serve as County Executive until the special election, [2] and he ran to serve out the remainder of Reardon's term. [3] He was challenged by Republican Carolyn Eslick, the Mayor of Sultan, and Democrat James Robert Deal, an attorney and anti-fluoridation activist.

In the primary election, Lovick placed first with 46 percent of the vote and advanced to the general election with Eslick, who received 40 percent. [4] Lovick ultimately defeated Eslick by a wide margin, winning 56 percent of the vote to her 44 percent. [5]

Primary election

Candidates

Results

Blanket primary results [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Lovick (inc.) 48,484 46.39%
Republican Carolyn Eslick 41,632 39.83%
Democratic James Robert Deal13,71713.12%
Write-in 6840.65%
Total votes104,517 100.00%

General election

Results

2014 Snohomish County Executive election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Lovick (inc.) 111,837 55.52%
Republican Carolyn Eslick 89,09544.23%
Write-in 4860.24%
Total votes201,418 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. Sullivan, Jennifer; Heffter, Emily (February 21, 2013). "Reardon resigns as Snohomish County executive". The Seattle Times . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  2. "Snohomish Co. sheriff named to replace embattled Reardon". KOMO . June 3, 2013. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Haglund, Noah (February 26, 2013). "Sheriff seeking county exec post". The Everett Herald . p. A1. Retrieved August 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Haglund, Noah (August 6, 2014). "Lovick, Eslick leading field". The Everett Herald . p. A1. Retrieved August 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Haglund, Noah (November 5, 2014). "Lovick holds solid lead over Eslick". The Everett Herald . p. A2. Retrieved August 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Haglund, Noah (March 12, 2014). "Sultan mayor to run for county exec". The Everett Herald . p. A5. Retrieved August 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Three vying for county executive". The Everett Herald . May 20, 2014. p. A4. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  8. "Snohomish County Primary Election Results". Snohomish County Auditor. 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  9. "Snohomish County General Election Results". Snohomish County Auditor. 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2025.