A blue wave contributes to unseating a Republican lawmaker
MILL CREEK — The ballot count never trended in the right direction for state Rep. Mark Harmsworth of Mill Creek.
On Thursday night, the two-term Republican conceded to Democrat Jared Mead in one of the most hotly contested legislative races in Snohomish County this year.
“I called and congratulated him. I want him to serve the 44th (Legislative District) well,” Harmsworth said. “We have a lot of issues to deal with in the 44th and I am here to help bring both sides together.”
Mead, a Mill Creek City Councilman, had 52.1 percent of the vote Friday. With the win, he earned a two-year term representing the communities of Mill Creek, Lake Stevens and Snohomish.
When he takes office in January, the 27-year-old Mead will be the county’s youngest state representative since Marko Liias, who was 26 when was appointed to a House seat in 2007. Liias, a Democrat, is now a senator and won re-election Tuesday.
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