{"id":897010,"date":"2026-05-08T17:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2026\/05\/08\/heres-who-filed-for-the-2026-primary-election-in-snohomish-county\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T17:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T00:13:23","slug":"heres-who-filed-for-the-2026-primary-election-in-snohomish-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2026\/05\/08\/heres-who-filed-for-the-2026-primary-election-in-snohomish-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s who filed for the 2026 primary election in Snohomish County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EVERETT &mdash; Filing week for the Aug. 4 primary election ended Friday evening, and the matchups for this year&rsquo;s races are set.<\/p>\n<p>Voters will decide the top two candidates for each position, who will move on to the Nov. 3 general election. If only one or two candidates filed for a position, they automatically advance to the general election and will not appear on the primary ballot.<\/p>\n<p>This year&rsquo;s races include U.S. representative, state senator, state representative, PUD commissioner and a variety of court positions. The Snohomish County Elections website has <a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/0a219ac968ee4ddc833491fc7b7a7ca9\/\" target=\"_blank\">an interactive map<\/a> where you can find your district and elected officials.<\/p>\n<p>The county will mail ballots July 15. The last day to register to vote or update voter information is July 27.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. Representative<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Congressional District 1 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Suzan DelBene (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; James Etzkorn (I)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Hunter Gordon (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Catherine Hildebrand (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Benjamin Kincaid (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Bryce Nickel (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Mary Silva (R)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congressional District 2 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Edwin H. Feller (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Devin Hermanson (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Rick Larsen (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Raymond Pelletti (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Tomas Scheel (D)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congressional District 8 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Keith Arnold (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Trinh Ha (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Bob Hagglund (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Spencer Meline (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Kim Schrier (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Andres Valleza (R)<\/p>\n<p><strong>State Legislature<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>District 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Davina Duerr (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Maggie Wang (R)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jenne Alderks (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Shelley Kloba (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jeff Lyon (Libertarian)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Cliff Moon (R)<\/p>\n<p><strong>District 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Robert (Chili) Hicks (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Clyde Shavers (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Tim Hazelo (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Carrie R. Kennedy (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Dave Paul (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p><strong>District 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Brian Burnett (R) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Stacy Willoughby (D)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Maggie Adams (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Adam James (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Mike Steele (R) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p><strong>District 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Senator<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Riaz Khan (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Marko Liias (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jason Moon (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Strom Peterson (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Bruce Guthrie (Libertarian)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Lillian Ortiz-Self (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p><strong>District 32<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Senator<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Ira McBee (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Cindy Ryu (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jesse Salomon (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Chris Bloomquist (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Will Chen (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jenna Nand (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Danica Noble (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Lisa Rezac (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Keith Scully (D)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Lauren Davis (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Imraan Siddiqi (D)<\/p>\n<p><strong>District 38<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Senator<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Brad Bender (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; June Robinson (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Julio Cortes (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Annie Fitzgerald (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Thomas (Jeff) Kelly (Cascade)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Mary Fosse (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p><strong>District 39<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Kathryn Lewandowsky (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Sam Low (R) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Dusty Wisniew (R)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Steve Ewing (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Ida Keeley (D)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Lacey Sauvageau (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Robert J Sutherland (R)<\/p>\n<p><strong>District 44<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>State Senator<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Sherri Larkin (R)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; John Lovick (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Brandy Donaghy (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Chris Elder (R)<\/p>\n<p>State Representative, Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; April Berg (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Tonya Stadlman (R)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Public Utilities District Commissioner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>District 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Bruce King<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Janet St Clair<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Sid Logan (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Courts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Snohomish County Prosecuting Attorney<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jason Cummings (D) (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Court of Appeals, Division 1, District 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Linda Coburn (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Cascade District Court, Judge Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jennifer Rancourt (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Cascade District Court, Judge Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Rachelle Francis (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Everett District Court, Judge Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Anthony E. Howard (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Everett District Court, Judge Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jennifer Millett (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Evergreen District Court, Judge Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Rick Leo (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>Evergreen District Court, Judge Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Patricia Lyon (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>South District Court, Judge Position 1<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Elizabeth Fraser (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>South District Court, Judge Position 2<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Jeffrey D. Goodwin (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>South District Court, Judge Position 3<\/p>\n<p>&#8226; Matthew Baldock (incumbent)<\/p>\n<p>A full list of candidates, including precinct committee officers, can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/voter.votewa.gov\/CandidateList.aspx?e=898&#038;c=34\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Secretary of State website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Jenna Peterson: 425-339-3486; <a href=\"mailto:jenna.peterson@heraldnet.com\" target=\"_blank\">jenna.peterson@heraldnet.com<\/a>; X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jennarpetersonn\" target=\"_blank\">@jennarpetersonn<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Aug. 4, voters will decide the top two candidates in a variety of races, including for U.S. Congress and the state Legislature. 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