EVERETT — With only a handful of votes left to count and results beginning to slow, patterns emerged across the county following Tuesday’s primary election.

Political newcomers make waves …

As a large number of first-time candidates sought a multitude of positions across the county, many of them ended up seeing success.

In Lynnwood’s Position 3 race, political newcomer Bryce Owings took a slight lead over incumbent Josh Binda, who has served on the council since 2022. Tyler Hall, also a newcomer, only trailed Binda by 2 points as of Thursday.

Two city council races, one in Marysville and one in Everett, saw fields of five candidates made up mostly of political newcomers. In Everett’s District 1, the two winners — Sam Hem and Erica Weir — had never sought political office before.

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