The Lynnwood City Council is accepting applications to fill the upcoming vacancy for Council Position 6, which will open Jan. 1, 2026. The appointed member will serve until certification of the November 2027 election.

This vacancy comes after Councilmember George Hurst was elected mayor of Lynnwood, according to final 2025 election results. Hurst secured 4,314 votes (51.16%), and incumbent Mayor Christine Frizzell received 4,086 votes (48.46%). This is Hurst’s third time running for mayor. He had also run in 2017 and 2021.

This is the third councilmember appointment in the last two years, with Councilmembers Derica Escamilla and Robert Leutwyler chosen to fill the positions of former Councilmembers Shirley Sutton and Julieta Altamirano-Crosby after they resigned.

Before selecting Leutwy

See Full Page