2010 Washington's 21st Legislative District, House 2 election

none July 2026 September 2023 Washington's 21st Legislative District, House 2 election, 2010 had attracted attention from local media as being one of the top five races to care about statewide, as well as national attention from politically liberal groups Open Left and People For the American Way.http://www.sgn.org/sgnnews38_34/page1.cfm Seattle Gay News Five Races You Should Care About Mike Andrew 2010-10-16 The election resulted in the re-election of incumbent Democrat Marko Liias by a margin of about 9 percentage points. Primary election Marko Liias's first challenger in the top-two primary was Republican Elizabeth Scott. Scott first publicly considered running after speaking at a Tax Day, April 15, 2009 rally in Everett, WA, where hundreds protested large government bailouts, debt, spending and taxes.http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090416/NEWS01/704169917 Fury at government spending, debt, bailouts Everett Herald 2009-04-16 2010-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090514062046/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090416/NEWS01/704169917 2009-05-14 dead On July 4, Scott announced her candidacy for 21st Legislative District State Representative, position 2. On Sunday, August 23, 2009, her expected campaign launch was reported in the Everett Herald regional newspaper.http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090823/NEWS01/708239842 Tea Party activist runs for seat in Legislature Everett Herald 2009-08-23 2010-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090828054348/http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090823/NEWS01/708239842 2009-08-28 dead By April 2010, Scott had raised over $20,000, received many grassroots volunteers and attracted media attention for her fundraising efforts.http://heraldnet.com/article/20100429/NEWS01/704299899 Fundraiser for GOP Candidate Planned Everett Herald Robert Frank 2010-04-29 2010-05-25 Liias called Scott's candidacy "serious" and branded her grassroots supporters a "mob" in a fundraising email.http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100419/BLOG13/100419868 Liias seeks donors to battle opponent's 'mob' Everett Herald 2010-04-19 2010-05-10 When Alan Tagle entered the race as a second Republican candidate, local GOP leadership expressed unfamiliarity with Tagle and endorsed Scott, who pointed to her key endorsements from other GOP leaders.http://www.enterprisenewspapers.com/article/20100505/ETP03/705059918&template=ETPZoneEDart SOUTH COUNTY POLITICS: Liias gets a second challenger Edmonds Enterprise 2010-05-05 2010-05-10 May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.enterprisenewspapers.com/article/20100512/ETP03/705129937&template=ETPZoneEDart Evan Smith Rep. Kagi will not run for Senate Edmonds Enterprise 2010-05-19 2010-05-25 May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.enterprisenewspapers.com/article/20100616/ETP03/706169872&template=ETPZoneEDart Evan Smith 21st District Republicans endorse Borey and Scott Edmonds Enterprise 2010-06-16 2010-07-21 May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes During filing week, Mike Huisman of the self-styled SeniorSide Party emerged as a fourth candidate. As of July 22, 2010, Scott had raised $43,033.17, Liias $75,052.28, Tagle $675, and Huisman $0.http://www.pdc.wa.gov/QuerySystem/candidates.aspx?crumbs=true Public Disclosure Commission Candidate Search 2010-07-22 2010-07-22 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081014052512/http://www.pdc.wa.gov/QuerySystem/candidates.aspx?crumbs=true October 14, 2008 In the top-two primary, Scott and Liias easily advanced with 32.6 and 50.1%, respectively.http://www.snoco.org/elections/results/ecurrent.htm Snohomish County Auditor Website Snohomish County Primary Election Results 2010-08-26 2010-08-28http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20100818/NEWS01/708189787 Everett Herald Online State House, 21st District: Marko Liias and Elizabeth Scott lead Bill Sheets 2010-08-18 2010-08-28 General election On October 7, the progressive group Open Left reported that the politically liberal advocacy group People For the American Way had given financial support to state legislators Liias and Mike Frerichs of Illinois, and singled out those state legislators to receive special attention and financial support.http://openleft.com/diary/20421/young-progressives-take-on-the-tea-party Young Progressives Take on the Tea Party Brian Tashman 2010-10-07 2010-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20101013094144/http://www.openleft.com/diary/20421/young-progressives-take-on-the-tea-party 2010-10-13 usurped By October 16, Liias had raised $131,580.09 and spent $111,548.08, while Scott had raised $80,841.15 and spent $59,242.67.http://www.pdc.wa.gov/MvcQuerySystem/Candidate/leg_candidates Legislative Candidates Public Disclosure Commission 2010-10-16 Seattle Gay News called the race one of the five races across the state to care about. Liias won reelection with 54% of the vote, though Scott won more votes than any Republican candidate for the district since 2000. Attack sites An attack site emerged in June which accused Scott of being a "carpetbagger", "career union soldier" and "not a real conservative".http://elizabethforstate.com/ https://archive.today/20130122064918/http://elizabethforstate.com/ dead 2013-01-22 cached attack site against Scott Tagle accused Liias supporters of posting that site and another sitehttp://noalantagle.com/ Attack site against Tagle dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100821014925/http://www.noalantagle.com/ August 21, 2010 which condemned Tagle for running a bikini barista.http://komonews.com/news/local/bikini-coffee-stand-owner-sex-sells----what-can-i-say Marlee Ginter Bikini coffee stand owner: Sex sells -- what can I say? KomoNews.com 2009-10-07 2016-07-22 Liias denied the charge while Scott and local GOP leaders suggested that Tagle was behind the first attack site.http://www.enterprisenewspapers.com/article/20100630/ETP03/706309876&template=ETPZoneEDart Evan Smith Nasty politics in the 21st District Edmonds Enterprise 2010-06-30 2010-07-21 May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes http://www.enterprisenewspapers.com/article/20100707/ETP03/707079920&template=ETPZoneEDart Evan Smith Elizabeth Scott clarifies 21st District dispute Edmonds Enterprise 2010-07-07 2010-07-21 May 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes After Scott and Liias won the primary, both attack sites were closed down.http://elizabethforstate.com/ attack site against Scott 2010-10-17 2013-01-22 https://archive.today/20130122064918/http://elizabethforstate.com/ dead Marko Madness After the primary, a group called Red Snohomish PAC, led by Liias's 2008 election opponent Andrew Funk, put up a site called Marko Madness. The site, as described by the local media, has a March-madness basketball tournament-type bracket with competition among what it says are flaws in Liias’ personal, financial or political background. Each week, it highlights two of those flaws. The site asks readers to choose which of the two should advance to semi-final competition, with the semi-final winners advancing to a final, from which one will be selected for a campaign commercial.http://www.enterprisenewspapers.com/article/20100915/ETP03/709159908&template=ETPZoneEDart Edmonds Enterprise Liias-Scott race gets nasty again Evan Smith 2010-09-15 2010-10-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100922115417/http://enterprisenewspapers.com/article/20100915/ETP03/709159908%26template%3DETPZoneEDart 2010-09-22 dead The form was like that of the Elite 8 bracket in March Madness.http://heraldnet.com/article/20100908/BLOG13/100909819/-1/NEWS07#MarkoMadness.targets.Liias.with.a.contest.of.a.different.sort 'MarkoMadness' targets Liias with a contest of a different sort Jerry Cornfield Everett Herald 2010-09-08 2010-10-16 Liias responded by adding a section called "Curing Marko Madness" to his website with the comment, "The best cure for Marko Madness is a dose of the truth."http://www.markoliias.com/custom?key=1741 Curing Marko Madness Liias campaign website 2010-10-16 While Liias has told Scott to call for a stop to the site, Scott stated the site was unconnected to her campaign. As one local media outlet summarized, "Scott and Liias have each accused the other of violating a pledge to run clean campaigns based on issues." References External links Liias House of Representatives homepage Liias Campaign website Scott Campaign Website Bio of Elizabeth Scott Scott Campaign YouTube Channel Category:2010 Washington (state) elections Category:Washington House of Representatives elections Washington's 21st Legislative District, House 2 election