2011 Snohomish County Executive election

2011 Snohomish County Executive election
	November 8, 2011
County Executive before election; Aaron Reardon; Democratic	Elected County Executive ; Aaron Reardon; Democratic

The 2011 Snohomish County Executive election took place on November 8, 2011, to elect the county executive of Snohomish County, Washington. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Aaron Reardon ran for re-election to a third term.^[1] He was challenged by Republican State Representative Mike Hope.^[2]

In the primary election, Reardon led hope by a narrow margin, winning just 52 percent of the vote to Hope's 48 percent.^[3] The general election campaign was contentious, with Hope accusing one of Reardon's county staffers of filing ethics complaints against him.^[4] Reardon ultimately defeated Hope by a wide margin, winning 55 percent of the vote to Hope's 44 percent.^[5]

However, Reardon would not serve out his full term. Following allegations of an extramarital affair and using county resources for his re-election campaign, he resigned, effective May 31, 2013.^[6] Reardon's resignation elevated John Lovick as County Executive and triggered a 2014 special election.

Primary election

Candidates

Aaron Reardon, incumbent County Executive (Democratic)^[1]
Mike Hope, State Representative (Republican)^[7]

Declined

Mark Lamb, Mayor of Bothell^[8]
Kathy Vaughn, Snohomish County Public Utility District Commissioner^[9]

Results

Blanket primary results^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Reardon (inc.)	51,576	52.09%
	Republican	Mike Hope	47,132	47.61%
	Write-in		298	0.30%
Total votes			99,006	100.00%

General election

Results

2011 Snohomish County Executive election^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Aaron Reardon (inc.)	104,710	55.18%
	Republican	Mike Hope	84,400	44.47%
	Write-in		666	0.35%
Total votes			189,776	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b Haglund, Noah (June 11, 2011). "Exec race: Reardon vs. Hope". The Everett Herald. p. A1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Pailthorp, Bellamy (October 31, 2011). "Referendum on status quo in race for Snohomish County Executive". KNKX. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
^ Haglund, Noah (August 17, 2011). "Reardon leading hope". The Everett Herald. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ North, Scott (September 29, 2011). "The tangled Web behind the Hope-Reardon tiff". The Everett Herald. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
^ Haglund, Noah (November 10, 2011). "2 rising political stars bruised". The Everett Herald. p. A1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Sullivan, Jennifer; Heffter, Emily (February 21, 2013). "Reardon resigns as Snohomish County executive". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
^ Haglund, Noah (November 30, 2010). "Republican Hope to run for county executive". The Everett Herald. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cornfield, Jerry (January 2, 2011). "A rocky start in county exec race". The Everett Herald. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Haglund, Noah (May 17, 2011). "PUD commissioner plans bid for County Council". The Everett Herald. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Voting results and ballot return numbers for the August 16th, 2011 Primary Election". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
^ "Voting results and ballot return numbers for the November 8th, 2011 General Election". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

[exec_race-1] Haglund, Noah (June 11, 2011). "Exec race: Reardon vs. Hope". The Everett Herald. p. A1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Pailthorp, Bellamy (October 31, 2011). "Referendum on status quo in race for Snohomish County Executive". KNKX. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

[3] Haglund, Noah (August 17, 2011). "Reardon leading hope". The Everett Herald. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] North, Scott (September 29, 2011). "The tangled Web behind the Hope-Reardon tiff". The Everett Herald. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

[5] Haglund, Noah (November 10, 2011). "2 rising political stars bruised". The Everett Herald. p. A1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Sullivan, Jennifer; Heffter, Emily (February 21, 2013). "Reardon resigns as Snohomish County executive". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

[7] Haglund, Noah (November 30, 2010). "Republican Hope to run for county executive". The Everett Herald. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Cornfield, Jerry (January 2, 2011). "A rocky start in county exec race". The Everett Herald. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Haglund, Noah (May 17, 2011). "PUD commissioner plans bid for County Council". The Everett Herald. p. B1. Retrieved July 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Voting results and ballot return numbers for the August 16th, 2011 Primary Election". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

[11] "Voting results and ballot return numbers for the November 8th, 2011 General Election". Snohomish County Auditor. Retrieved July 31, 2025.

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