Experts say WSP investigation unlikely to affect outcome of county exec race

Will Thursday's revelation that Aaron Reardon is the focus of a State Patrol investigation upset his bid for a third term as Snohomish County executive?

That's not likely in an all-mail election with voting already under way and so few details known about the probe, experts say.

"We've got to figure a lot of people have already voted," said Todd Donovan, a political science professor at Western Washington University in Bellingham.