Incumbent Mike Nelson now has a 36-vote lead over challenger Mike Rosen in the third day of primary election results for Edmonds mayor released by the Snohomish County Elections Office Thursday.
Rosen had a 145-vote edge over Nelson in the first day of election results Tuesday, and maintained a 103-vote advantage on Wednesday.
The total count as of Thursday was 4,407 votes — or 35.04% — for Nelson and 4,371 votes — or 34.75% — for Rosen, according to the results reported on the Snohomish County Elections website.
Mayoral candidate Diane Buckshnis, a 13-year member of the Edmonds City Council, had a total of 2,657 votes as of Thursday, or 21.13%, while former City of Edmonds Senior Planner Brad Shipley had 1,113 votes or 8.85% of the ballots cast.
The next round of vote counting will be reported at 5 p.m. Friday.
The top two vote-getters will advance to November’s general election.
As of Thursday’s vote count, the City of Edmonds had the highest ballot return rate of any entity countywide, at 41.02%
Here are the mayoral race votes as of Thursday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m.:
Nelson supported the activist groups who fought to make our communities less safe. Later we had drive by shooting!! We deserve better.
Nelson pours milk on his cereal. Later COVID happened!! We deserve better.
You are right Matt. If Nelson wi ns, we citizens of Edmonds lose. Edmonds today is heading to becoming the next Ballard or Seattle. Wake up citizens. If you do not, do not cry later that you did not know.
Nelson is aSeattle style activist at heart. Want Edmonds to be like Seattle ? Then vote accordingly.
Is that the same Nelson who said our police don’t fool around and are ready to use deadly force, if necessary, so bad guys beware if you mess with Edmonds? Seems like a little disconnect here, Matt.
It looks to me like the real questions to ask of both Mikes, assuming voting trends hold, are what are you actually going to do to help the police fight crime and exactly how do you plan to promote public safety for all of us in the future?
Mr. Nelson actually has a record of ending up with a really good Police Chief after a messy selection process. The police ranks have largely been replenished and there is more presence in the Hwy. 99 area where crime has been more prevalent.
Mr. Rosen, a self proclaimed SUPER MANager, needs to start giving us the specifics of what he is going to do differently than what we have now in the public safety area. Mr. Rosen says Public Safety is his number one priority so where’s the beef? So far, pretty much crickets and generalizations, last time I looked at his website.
Please Mr Rosen, for the sake of Edmonds, win this election..l will help wherever l can.
How we help is pointing out to citizens that Nelson is tangled up in Seattle type politics that we will all be in big trouble if he is elected. WHAT people say when it is election time is not necessarily truth. If ALL in Edmonds want fair and equal representation, they should in November vote for Mike Rosen. Sure, we don’t know everything, yet Rosen has planned but we do know from the past CC (2016 thru 2020 ) and Nelsons behavior exactly what to expect. What he says and does seem like two different things. This little CLUB in my opinion are way too leaning towards a Marxist type of government. I am registered as I but normally vote both R and D. I like Moderate Dems. in this state, it is the safest place to be while voting for candidates, that are not extremists and radical. Seattle and the Chop and the takeover of a major city should show all of Edmonds the danger of going in the Nelson direction. Growth ok but everywhere. Env. Good. No cars not acceptable. I support diversity LGBTQ+I completely. I hate Racism. I hate Marxism. And Thanks to Diane for 13 years.
As I was contemplating a response to this thread I read your response Mr. Wright and you put it exactly as I would have. I see in Mr. Rosen a lot of fancy talk and back patting himself over his managerial career but no specifics on his plan to make Edmonds over in his vision. My vote was for Mike Nelson in the primary and he will be my vote in the general election.
We deserve better than both of these guys. I am surprised that Nelson even made the cut. I am not convinced that this is legit. I have yet to hear from either of them what their plan is. Well, we know what Nelson’s plan is. More of the same self-serving back room deals and his ‘Legacy’ project.
Why are only 40% of eligible voters in Edmonds participants in who will be our next mayor. Do the 60% think the Mayor’s office is irrelevant in Edmonds? Do they think none of the candidates are worth their effort to drop an envelope in the box at the library? Is our political system so jaded now in the US that they have no interest in participating? Maybe because it is silly primary season?
40.9% for a primary is actually a sensational turnout, especially considering the vague differences between most candidates’ platforms. Here is hoping for more clarity and specifics from each candidate about what he will actually bring to the table.
Curious where today 8/04/2023 results are shown. It said 5 pm but now 7 pm and no results. Anybody know? Thanks.
Posted that story about an hour ago:
https://myedmondsnews.com/2023/08/primary-race-for-edmonds-mayor-remains-close-in-friday-count-nelson-has-45-vote-lead/
Thank You Teresa. I saw it this morning when I turned on my computer. Appreciate this message.
I have no intention of making any sort of public endorsement of either of the Mikes. I do not like past mayors and city council people telling me who to vote for and I assume everyone else would just as soon not have me tell them who to vote for; now that my preferred candidate has conceded. All I suggest is that everyone look especially at past and present actions, as opposed to all the endorsements and meaningless words. Who cares what the past mayors think and what the Fire Union thinks? Be independent and vote your own mind is my advice.
In the actions department, today I got to see and hear Mike Rosen talking about how cool it was to be part of the team that broke the dam loose at the marsh and watch the water flow and the pond level fall as it should. He was able and willing to do something I can’t do and that earns my respect for the man. Not an endorsement, just a little fact.
Where on Earth are some of these comments about Mayor Nelson coming from? A Marxist bent on turning Edmonds into Seattle? More like a kind of boring, middle-of-the-road kind of guy who really didn’t rock the boat too much during his first term. He’s hardly Bernie Sanders. People need to stop being so ridiculously hyperbolic. Edmonds will be just fine no matter who wins, and if you don’t believe that then maybe it’s time to take a break from cable news and social media to regain your sanity.
Kevin, Personally I’m more concerned about the people (past and present) trying to turn Edmonds into Disneyland (or maybe Artsyland?) than I am about anyone trying to turn Edmonds into Seattle. We seem to specialize in “too much of a good thing” and “money is no object;” as long as it’s for “form over function.”