Edmonds is a city in Snohomish County,Washington,United States. It is located in the southwest corner of the county,facing Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains to the west. The city is part of the Seattle metropolitan area and is located 15 miles (24 km) north of Seattle and 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Everett. With a population of 42,853 residents in the 2020 U.S. census,Edmonds is the third most populous city in the county.
Lynnwood is a city in Snohomish County,Washington,United States. The city is part of the Seattle metropolitan area and is located 16 miles (26 km) north of Seattle and 13 miles (21 km) south of Everett,near the junction of Interstate 5 and Interstate 405. It is the fourth-largest city in Snohomish County,with a population of 38,568 in the 2020 U.S. census.
Marysville is a city in Snohomish County,Washington,United States,part of the Seattle metropolitan area. The city is located 35 miles (56 km) north of Seattle,adjacent to Everett on the north side of the Snohomish River delta. It is the second-largest city in Snohomish County after Everett,with a population of 70,714 at the time of the 2020 U.S. census. As of 2015,Marysville was also the fastest-growing city in Washington state,growing at an annual rate of 2.5 percent.
Snohomish is a city in Snohomish County,Washington,United States. The population was 9,098 at the 2010 census. It is located on the Snohomish River,southeast of Everett and northwest of Monroe. Snohomish lies at the intersection of U.S. Route 2 and State Route 9. The city's airport,Harvey Airfield,is located south of downtown and used primarily for general aviation.
Patricia Lynn Murray is an American politician who has served as president pro tempore of the United States Senate since 2023 and the senior United States Senator from Washington since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party,Murray served in the Washington State Senate from 1989 to 1993. She was Washington's first female U.S. senator and is the first woman in American history to hold the position of president pro tempore. Murray is also the youngest senator to occupy the office of president pro tempore in more than five decades. As president pro tempore,Murray is third in the line of succession to the U.S. presidency.
John Eric Ensign is an American veterinarian and former politician who served as a United States Senator from Nevada from 2001 until his resignation in 2011 amid a Senate Ethics Committee investigation into his attempts to hide an extramarital affair. A member of the Republican Party,Ensign previously represented Nevada's 1st congressional district in the House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. Following his resignation from the Senate,Ensign returned to Nevada and resumed his career as a veterinarian.
The 2006 Elections in Washington include races for the US Senate,US House and Washington State Legislature. This page tracks incumbents and challengers for the Washington State Senate.
A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for the same elected office run against each other at once,regardless of the political party. Partisan elections are,on the other hand,segregated by political party. Nonpartisan blanket primaries are slightly different from most other elections systems with two-rounds/runoff,aka "jungle primaries",in a few ways. The first round of a nonpartisan blanket primary is officially the "primary." Round two is the "general election." Round two must be held,even if one candidate receives a majority in the first round.
Jean Louise Berkey was an American politician who served as a Washington State Senator from Washington's 38th legislative district from 2005 to 2011. Her career ended due to the Moxie Media scandal:in the 2010 primary election,her fellow Democrat,Nick Harper,bankrolled ads for a third candidate in an effort to "Squeeze The Middle" and prevent the moderate incumbent Berkey from running in the general election. The state's election watchdog committee unanimously voted to refer the case to the state Attorney General Rob McKenna,who promptly "filed suit,alleging multiple campaign-finance violations." Berkey placed third in the primary,and despite a call several former state senators to hold another election,was prevented from running in the general election per Washington state's 'top two' primary system. Her term ended in January 2011.
Edward Bernard Patrick Murray is an American politician from the state of Washington who most recently served as the 53rd mayor of Seattle from 2014 to 2017. A Democrat,he was previously a state legislator,first with the Washington State House of Representatives from 1996 to 2007,then the Washington State Senate from 2007 to 2013.
Marko Sakari Liias is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 21st district since 2014. The district,located entirely within Snohomish County,includes portions of Lynnwood and Everett,as well as his hometown of Mukilteo and his native Edmonds. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2008 to 2014.
John Richard McCoy was an American politician of the Democratic Party based in the state of Washington. In 2013,he was appointed to the State Senate to fill a vacancy and represent the 38th Legislative District. He previously served more than 10 years in the Washington House of Representatives (2003–2013).
Thomas Kent Norment Jr. is an American politician serving as the Minority Leader of the Senate of Virginia. He was elected to the James City County Board of Supervisors where he served as Chairman before being elected to the Virginia Senate in 1992. A Republican,he represents the 3rd district of the Virginia Senate,which includes parts of the Virginia Peninsula,King and Queen County,King William County,New Kent County,and Gloucester County on the Middle Peninsula. Senator Norment holds the records for longest serving Republican senator as well as the longest serving Senate Republican Leader in Virginia's history.
Aaron G. Reardon is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the Snohomish County Executive from 2004 to 2013. First elected to the post in 2003,Reardon was sworn in as the youngest county executive in the United States. On February 21,2013,Reardon announced his resignation effective May 31,2013.
August Paul Mardesich was an American politician in the state of Washington.
The Moxie Media scandal was a 2010 political scandal in Washington state. In that year's state senate primary elections,small political consulting firm Moxie Media engaged in astroturfing that resulted in a surprise loss for incumbent Jean Berkey. In an out-of-court settlement,the state fined Moxie $290,000,but the scandal had no negative long-term consequences for them. Winner Nick Harper stated he knew nothing about the scheme and became state senator despite efforts to delay his swearing in. Though the state's Democratic Party recognized Harper's achievements,rumors of an extramarital affair dogged him,and he resigned in late 2013.
Johnny Ray Lovick is an American politician and law enforcement officer serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 44th district since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party,he was appointed in December 2021 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of Steve Hobbs to become Washington secretary of state.
Willis D. Tucker was an American politician and newspaper editor from Washington state. Tucker was the longtime editor of the Western Sun in southern Snohomish County from 1965 to 1980. He was elected as the first Snohomish County Executive in 1980 and served three terms in the office before retiring in 1991.
