Mold Remediation in Everett, WA

Update: 11/6: The second set of data for the 2024 Snohomish County Elections has been made available. Keep in mind, a little only 312,408 ballots total of 531,592 possible have been counted (58.8% turnout so far). All numbers have been updated with 11/6 data.

As you scroll through the results, you’ll see most incumbents won, Democrats won most races, and tax raising initiatives generally failed. Woodway approved a levy lid lift and Everett approved one of the two minimum wage increases.

Early Voting Data results released at 8:01pm Election day (next update tomorrow evening, but most contests look mostly settled):

Everett Initiatives:

City of Everett Initiative 24-01: $20.24 minimum wage (Everett Deserves a Raise)

57.9% Yes 42.1% No

City of Everett Initiative 24-02: $20.24 minimum wage (Raise the Wage Responsibly)

59.4% No 40.6% Yes

City of Everett Initiative 24-03: Snohomish River Watershed Enforceable Rights

56.3% Yes 43.7% No

WA State Governor

Bob Ferguson 55.6% Dave Reichert 44.2%

U.S. Senator

Maria Cantwell 59.5% Dr Raul Garcia 40.3% Write-in 0.21%

Congressional District 1 U.S. Representative:

Suzan DelBene 58.2% Jeb Brewer 41.7% Write-in 0.18%

Congressional District 2 U.S. Representative:

Rick Larsen 66.6% Cody Hart 33.2% Write-in 0.25%

Lt. Governor

Denny Heck 54.9% Dan Matthews 43.98% Write-in 0.08%

Secretary of State

Steve Hobbs 60.1% Dale Whitaker 39.8% Write-in 0.08%

State Treasurer

Mike Pellicciotti 58.4% Sharon Hanek 42.3% Write-in 0.07%

State Auditor

Pat (Patrice) McCarthy 58.4% Matt Hawkins 41.6% Write-in 0.07%

Attorney General

Nick Brown 56.1% Pete Serrano 43.8% Write-in 0.07%

Commissioner of Public Lands

Dave Upthegrove 53.4% Jaime Herrera Beutler 46.5% Write-in 0.14% (98)

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Chris Reykdal 52.63% David Olson 47.2% Write-in 0.5%

Insurance Commissioner

Patty Kuderer 57.2% Phil Fortunato 42.7% Write-in 0.010%

Legislative District 21 State Representative Pos. 1

Strom Peterson 67.6% Riaz Khan 32.2% Write-in 0.22%

Legislative District 21 State Representative Pos. 2

Lillian Ortiz-Self 67.3% Kristina Mitchell 32.4% Write-in 0.2%

Legislative District 38 State Representative Pos. 1

Julio Cortes 71.3% Annie Fitzgerald 24.1% Write-in 3.5%

Legislative District 38 State Representative Pos. 2

Mary Fosse 59.3% Marnie Claywell 41.1% Write-in 0.09%

Legislative District 39 State Senator

Keith L. Wagoner 58.8% John Snow 41.1% Write-in 0.07%

Legislative District 39 State Representative Pos. 1

Sam Low 59.8% Robert J. Sutherland 38.7% Write-in 1.5%

Legislative District 39 State Representative Pos. 2

Carolyn Eslick 63.8% Jackie Huey34.2% Write-in 1.9%

Legislative District 44 State Representative Pos. 1

Brandy Donaghy 93.6% Write-in 6.5%

Legislative District 44 State Representative Pos. 2

April Berg 58.2% Sam Sim 41.8% Write-in 0.06%

Supreme Court Justice Position 2

Dave Larson 53.3% Sal Mungia 46.3% Write-in 0.4%

Public Utility District No. 1 Commissioner District 2

Julieta Altamirano Crosby 53.2% Amber King 46.2% Write-in 0.6%

Other Snohomish County Results

Snohomish County Prop 1

Rejected 56.4% Approved 43.6%

Monroe Prop 1

Rejected 53.1% Approved 46.9%

Woodway Prop 1

Yes 65.7% No 34.3%

Arlington School District 16 Prop 1

No 55.2% Yes 44.8%

Lake Stevens School District 4 Prop 1 (Needs 60%)

Approved 56.5% Rejected 43.5%

Sultan School District 4 Prop 1

Rejected 52.7% Approved 47.3%

EVERETT — The last time Marcus Clark had a clean shave was in 1998. The last time he trimmed his beard at all was in May 2001.

On Friday, he was one of 40 people to gather at Pacific Rim Plaza on Everett’s waterfront to participate in an attempt to break an oddly specific world record. Their objective: Make the world’s longest “beard chain,” created by clipping together the long strands of hair that fell from their faces.

The record-breaking attempt was a part of the National Beard and Moustache Championships, a weekend-long event taking place in Everett.

“It’s like trying to put a sweater on a monkey,” Jeff Raye said of the process to make the “beard chain.”

Raye, a retired truck driver from Austin, Texas, has been “bearding” since 2012. It’s a form of competition where beards and mustaches of different styles are judged based on “overall fit to the competitor, health of hair and level of awesomeness,” the National Beard and Moustache Championship’s website reads.

The annual event draws facial hair enthusiasts from across the country. Saturday’s championship event, starting at 9 a.m. at the Historic Everett Theatre at 2911 Colby Ave., will mark the first time the national competition has been held in Washington. The event was first held in 2010 in Bend, Oregon.

Last November, 86 participants at the National Beard and Moustache Championships set the Guinness World Record for “longest beard chain” in Daytona Beach, Florida, with a length of 195 feet. Friday’s attempt didn’t reach that length — a relatively meager 87 feet and 8 inches — but it didn’t dampen the fun for the “bearders.”

“One guy said it best when he said, ‘The beard competition really gets in the way of hanging out,’” said Jared MacDonald, who traveled from Arizona for the event. “You come for the beard stuff, but you learn that everyone here is super cool. I don’t know about anybody else, but I don’t even really care about the competition. I’m just here to hang out and meet more people.”

Friday’s attempt drew a small crowd of onlookers who photographed and recorded the spectacle. That type of attention is nothing new for this group of guys, Raye said.

One time, about 20 of them were walking together in South Carolina “and we were stopping traffic,” Raye said. “People would just drive slow and look at us like, ‘What the hell happened here?’”

The event isn’t limited to men, either. Women can compete in Saturday’s championships through categories of creative or realistic beard-making. Creative competitors make mustaches and beards with rope and felt.

Lizard Jimenez, who has taken part in the event for years, has previously dressed up as famous historical figures like Charlie Chaplin. For this year’s competition, she will dress up as Doc Holliday, known for his participation in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral in October 1881.

“I still haven’t put it together, so I don’t know what it actually looks on me,” Jimenez said. “I wait until the last minute to put it all together, because I get nervous.”

The Snohomish County Sports Commission worked for nearly five years to bring the event to Everett, said Tammy Dunn, the organization’s executive director.

Competitor tickets for Saturday’s event cost $35, and spectators can watch for a suggested $10 donation. Proceeds support the Dawson Place Child Advocacy Center in Everett. More info can be found at nationalbeardchampionships.com.

Will Geschke: 425-339-3443; william.geschke@heraldnet.com; X: @willgeschke.