1987 Snohomish County Executive election

1987 Snohomish County Executive election
	November 3, 1987
County Executive before election; Willis Tucker; Democratic	Elected County Executive ; Willis Tucker; Democratic

The 1987 Snohomish County Executive election took place on November 3, 1987, to elect the county executive of Snohomish County, Washington. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Willis Tucker ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by Republican Michael Glanz, an architect who filed on the final day of candidate qualifying. In the primary election, Tucker placed first by a wide margin, winning 57 percent of the vote to Glanz's 43 percent.^[1]

In the general election, Tucker outraised Glanz and was viewed as the frontrunner, but Glanz ran an aggressive campaign with support from local Republicans.^[2] Tucker ultimately won re-election, but by only a narrow margin, receiving 51 percent of the vote to Gland's 49 percent.^[3]

Primary election

Candidates

Willis Tucker, incumbent County Executive (Democratic)^[4]
Michael Glanz, architect (Republican)^[1]

Results

Blanket primary results^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willis Tucker (inc.)	15,513	56.54%
	Republican	Michael Glanz	11,925	43.46%
Total votes			27,438	100.00%

General election

Results

1987 Snohomish County Executive election^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Willis Tucker (inc.)	35,222	51.04%
	Republican	Michael Glanz	33,782	48.96%
Total votes			69,004	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b Muhlstein, Jim (September 16, 1987). "Low voter turnout didn't hurt hopes of incumbents". The Everett Herald. p. 9A. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Muhlstein, Jim (October 31, 1987). "Coffers tip to Tucker side, but does confidence?". The Everett Herald. p. 1A. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Muhlstein, Jim (November 4, 1987). "Tucker re-elected in tight contest". The Everett Herald. p. 1A. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tucker running for re-election to county-executive position". The Everett Herald. April 14, 1987. p. 4A. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA - PRIMARY ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 15, 1987". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
^ "SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA - GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 1987". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

[turnout-1] Muhlstein, Jim (September 16, 1987). "Low voter turnout didn't hurt hopes of incumbents". The Everett Herald. p. 9A. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Muhlstein, Jim (October 31, 1987). "Coffers tip to Tucker side, but does confidence?". The Everett Herald. p. 1A. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Muhlstein, Jim (November 4, 1987). "Tucker re-elected in tight contest". The Everett Herald. p. 1A. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Tucker running for re-election to county-executive position". The Everett Herald. April 14, 1987. p. 4A. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA - PRIMARY ELECTION - SEPTEMBER 15, 1987". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

[6] "SNOHOMISH COUNTY, WA - GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 3, 1987". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

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