2015 Snohomish County Executive election

none January 2025 May 2024 2015 Snohomish County Executive election File:Flag of Snohomish County, Washington.svg presidential no 2014 Snohomish County Executive special election 2014 (special) November 3, 2015 2019 Snohomish County Executive election 2019 150x150px Dave Somers Democratic Party (United States) 74,492 56.18% 150x150px John Lovick Democratic Party (United States) 56,428 42.56% County Executive John Lovick Democratic Party (United States) Dave Somers Democratic Party (United States) 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. In the primary election, Somers narrowly placed first, winning 33 percent of the vote to Lovick's 32 percent and Sutherland's 26 percent.Election 2015: Somers edges ahead of Lovick in race for Snohomish County Executive August 5, 2015 https://myedmondsnews.com/2015/08/election-2015-somers-edges-ahead-of-lovick-in-race-for-snohomish-county-executive/ My Edmonds News August 1, 2025 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.Thompson Lynn Lovick, Somers in fierce battle for Snohomish County executive The Seattle Times October 25, 2015 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/lovick-somers-in-fierce-battle-for-snohomish-county-executive/ August 1, 2025 Somers ultimately defeated Lovick by a wide margin,Kamb Lewis Somers beats Lovick in Snohomish County executive race The Seattle Times November 4, 2015 https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/somers-beats-lovick-in-snohomish-county-executive-race/ August 1, 2025 winning 56 percent of the vote to Lovick's 43 percent. Primary election Candidates Dave Somers, County Council Chair (Democratic)Somers running against Lovick The Everett Herald May 12, 2015 A3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald/177929145/ Newspapers.com August 1, 2025 John Lovick, incumbent County Executive (Democratic) Robert Sutherland, retired biochemist, 2014 Republican candidate for Congress (Republican)Haglund Noah 5 file to run for executive The Everett Herald May 16, 2015 A1, A10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald/177929338/ Newspapers.com August 1, 2025 James Robert Deal, attorney, anti-water fluoridation activist, 2014 candidate for County Executive (independent) Norm Nunnally, Republican activist (Republican) Results Blanket primary resultsSnohomish County Primary Election Results 2015 Snohomish County Auditor https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/101024/Official-Results August 1, 2025 Dave Somers Democratic Party (United States) 31,283 32.88% John Lovick (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 30,120 31.66% Robert Sutherland Republican Party (United States) 25,033 26.31% James Robert Deal Independent (politician) 5,148 5.41% Norm Nunnally Republican Party (United States) 2,704 2.84% write-ins 860 0.90% 95,148 100.00% General election Results 2015 Snohomish County Executive electionSnohomish County General Election Results 2015 Snohomish County Auditor https://snohomishcountywa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/101027/Official-Results August 1, 2025 Dave Somers Democratic Party (United States) 74,492 56.18% John Lovick (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 56,428 42.56% write-ins 1,670 1.26% 132,590 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:2015 United States county executive elections Category:Snohomish County Executive elections Snohomish County Executive