2015 Snohomish County Executive election

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2015 Snohomish County Executive election
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  2014 (special) November 3, 2015 2019  
  Dave Somers (25568666050).jpg John Lovick.jpg
Nominee Dave Somers John Lovick
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote74,49256,428
Percentage56.18%42.56%

County Executive before election

John Lovick
Democratic

Elected County Executive

Dave Somers
Democratic

The 2015 Snohomish County Executive election took place on November 3, 2015, to elect the county executive of Snohomish County, Washington. Incumbent Democratic County Executive John Lovick, who was first appointed in 2013 and elected in a 2014 special election to serve out the term of Aaron Reardon, ran for re-election to a full term. He was challenged for re-election by four opponents, including Democrat Dave Somers, the Chair of the County Council, and former Republican congressional candidate Robert Sutherland. [1]

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In the primary election, Somers narrowly placed first, winning 33 percent of the vote to Lovick's 32 percent and Sutherland's 26 percent. [2] Somers and Lovick advanced to the general election, where Lovick campaigned on his administration's successes in economic development and Somers attacked Lovick for mismanagement of county government. [3]

Somers ultimately defeated Lovick by a wide margin, [4] winning 56 percent of the vote to Lovick's 43 percent. [5]

Primary election

Candidates

Results

Blanket primary results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Somers 31,283 32.88%
Democratic John Lovick (inc.) 30,120 31.66%
Republican Robert Sutherland25,03326.31%
Independent James Robert Deal5,1485.41%
Republican Norm Nunnally2,7042.84%
Write-in 8600.90%
Total votes95,148 100.00%

General election

Results

2015 Snohomish County Executive election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dave Somers 74,492 56.18%
Republican John Lovick (inc.)56,42842.56%
Write-in 1,6701.26%
Total votes132,590 100.00%
Democratic hold

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Haglund, Noah (May 16, 2015). "5 file to run for executive". The Everett Herald . p. A1, A10. Retrieved August 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Election 2015: Somers edges ahead of Lovick in race for Snohomish County Executive". My Edmonds News. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  3. Thompson, Lynn (October 25, 2015). "Lovick, Somers in fierce battle for Snohomish County executive". The Seattle Times . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  4. Kamb, Lewis (November 4, 2015). "Somers beats Lovick in Snohomish County executive race". The Seattle Times . Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Snohomish County General Election Results". Snohomish County Auditor. 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  6. "Somers running against Lovick". The Everett Herald . May 12, 2015. p. A3. Retrieved August 1, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Snohomish County Primary Election Results". Snohomish County Auditor. 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2025.