Bothell City Council races set for general election in November, primary certified today

With all of the ballots from the primary elections counted and the Secretary of State certifying the results today, the question of who goes on to the general election in November has been answered.

With all of the ballots from the primary elections counted and the Secretary of State certifying the results today, the question of who goes on to the general election in November has been answered.

Bothell City Council candidates have been finalized.

For position 2, incumbent Andy Rheaume (3,535 votes) is in the lead, with Rosalind Gorc (1,628 votes) in second and Maryanna Price (1,074 votes) in third. Rheaume is a watershed ecologist for the city of Redmond, while Gorc is the volunteer director of community disaster relief for her church with a degree in political sciences.

Position 4 will see James McNeal (3,002 votes) going against Tim Ottersburg (2,339 votes). Bob Carsrud (856 votes) finished third. McNeal is a construction manager and one of the co-founders of the OneBothell movement. Tim Ottersburg is the senior director of engineering for a healthcare research company.

Davina Duerr (3,558 votes) will go against John Lee (1,929 votes) come November. Nadia Mustafa (717 votes) did not make it past the primary elections.  Duerr is a licensed architect and member of the Bothell Landmark Preservation Board, while John Lee is the general manager for Oregon and Washington for Whelan Security and is a published author of two books.

The Northshore District Director race, also known as a member of the school board, will see David Cogan (8,233 votes) go against Berta Phillips (5,446 votes). Cogan works in the biomedical technology sector and has volunteered in several local programs, while Berta Phillips is a former paraeducator for the Northshore School District. Isaac Parsons (2,399 votes) did not gain enough votes to move on to the general election.

Ballots for the November general election will be heading to mailboxes during the middle of October.