MARYSVILLE — Results are not official, but according to preliminary numbers from the Aug. 19 primary, Snohomish County is following the rest of the state in helping set up the expected rematch between Democratic Gov. Christine Gregoire and Republican challenger Dino Rossi.

Closer to home, EMS levies benefiting the Marysville Fire District and Fire District 12 both are passing.

“We’re very pleased with the support of the community,” said Marysville Fire District Chief Greg Corn.

As of Aug. 23, the latest day for which Snohomish County ballot counts were available prior to The Globe deadline for this issue, Marysville voters were approving the EMS issue 3,906, or 60.7 percent, to 2,529, or 39.3 percent.

In District 12, the vote was 3,881, or 59.1 percent in favor, with 2,678 votes, or 40.8 percent, against.

Both EMS issues are so-called levy lid lifts and would return collection rates for both emergency services to 50 cents per $1,000 in property valuation, the rate voters approved when they last passed a full-fledged levy in 2004.

According to Corn, EMS or other emergency service issues have historically earned a fairly high rate of approval from voters. In this case, he said the struggling economy had officials worried and plans already were in place to put the levy before voters in November if the Aug. 19 issues failed.

According to the levy campaign, passage of the issues would cost the owner of a home valued at $300,000 about $48 per year above what that owner is paying now. According to Corn, issue passage would bring in about $724,000 over current collections. The new rates would take effect next year.

In other races of local interest, early results have Democratic U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen facing former Snohomish County Sheriff Rick Bart in November.

According to the latest available results posted by the secretary of state, Larsen is handily leading the way with 87,353 votes, or 54.6 percent, to Bart’s 59,853, or 37.4 percent.

Far behind the two leaders are Doug Schaffer and Glen Johnson, with 4.8 percent and 3 percent of the vote respectively.

The District 2 seat held by Larsen covers all or parts of five counties, including Snohomish County. Local results pretty much mirror those from the rest of District 2, with Larsen earning 33,133 or 50.1 percent of the votes to Bart’s 27,791 or 42 percent.

The following are the latest numbers available as of press time in other races of local interest.

n For the 10th State Senate District, incumbent Democrat Sen. Mary Margaret Haugen seems likely to face Republican challenger Linda Haddon in November. The district covers three counties, including Snohomish, but Haugen is leading the way with 19,584 ballots or 53.1 percent. Haddon has earned 15,522 votes or 42.1 percent.

Well behind both Haugen and Haddon is Third Party candidate Sarah Hart having taken in 1,744, or 4.7 percent.

In Snohomish County alone, the vote count so far is closer, with Haugen taking in 4,350 votes, 52.9 percent, compared to Haddon’s 3,444 votes or 41.9 percent. Hart again trails well behind earning about 5 percent of the ballots cast.

In the race for 10th District State Representative seat, incumbent Republican Norma Smith and Democratic challenger Tim Knue were the only candidates and will face off in November.

For the Position 2 seat, incumbent Republican Barbara Bailey is leading with 19,630 votes, 55 percent, compared to Democratic challenger Patricia Terry’s 9,548 votes, 26.7 percent. Democrat Ann McDonald is finishing in third and out of the running with 6,489 votes or 18.9 percent.

n For the 38th District, Position 1 seat, there are again only two candidates. Democratic State Rep. John McCoy will face independent challenger Cris Larson. In the vote count, the incumbent is leading with 11, 258 votes, 57.9 percent, to the challenger’s 8,173 votes, 42 percent.

For the Position 2 seat, incumbent Mike Sells ran unopposed.

n In District 39, incumbent Republican State Sen. Val Stevens is leading challenger Fred Walser, 15,942, 59.1 percent, to 10,995, 40 percent. Again, with no other candidates in the primary, both will advance to the general election.

For the 39th Position 1 Representative seat, incumbent Republican Rep. Dan Kristiansen has a lead in voting across four counties, including Snohomish, earning 14,780 votes or 55.5 percent, over his only challenger, Democrat Scott Olson, who has taken in 11,814 votes, 44.4 percent.

For the Position 2 seat, the top two voter getters are incumbent Republican Kirk Pearson, with 15,383 votes or 57.7 percent compared to Democratic challenger David Personius at 8,204 votes, or 30 percent. Trailing both is independent candidate Samantha Hicks, with 11.7 percent of the vote.

n In the 44th District, there once more were only two candidates for the Position 1 Representative seat, meaning incumbent Democrat Hans Dunshee will face Republican challenger Larry Countryman in November. The vote is running is Dunshee’s favor, 16,694, 57.6 percent, to Countryman’s 12,251, 42.3 percent.

While there were only two candidates for the Position 2 seat in the 44th District, the race could prove interesting come November. Incumbent Democratic State Rep. Liz Loomis holds a very small lead, 14,582 votes, or 49.3 percent, over Republican challenger Mike Hope, with 14,226 votes, or 49.3 percent.

n In a hotly contested judicial race for Superior Court Judge, Position 6 in Snohomish County, George Appel and Joseph Wilson seem headed for a showdown in November, with the vote count putting Appel in the lead with 48,929 ballots, 42.1 percent. Wilson is second with 42,421 votes, 36.5 percent. Trailing both is candidate Jim Johanson, with 24,813 ballots, 21.3 percent.

n In the race for Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Position 8, incumbent Eric Lucas has a vote total of 56,782, or 51.33 percent, while challenger David Hulbert received 53,333 votes or 48.21 percent. In the non-partisan races for Superior Court, if one of the candidates receives 50 percent-plus one of the vote, they will be elected to the position and the race will not move on to the November election. So, if the current lead holds through certification, Lucas will retain his seat on the Snohomish County Superior Court.

n Returning to the governor’s race, in Snohomish County, Gregoire is leading Rossi by a margin of 66,977, 48.4 percent to Rossi’s 64,419, 46.5 percent.

Running as an independent, Marysville resident James White is coming in well behind the leaders, earning 1,121 votes, or .8 percent.

Statewide, Gregoire has a more narrow lead over Rossi, garnering 613,557 ballots, 48.3 percent, to Rossi’s 587,940, 46.3 percent.

At the state level, Marysville’s White is again an afterthought in the race, picking up 9,631 votes, .76 percent.