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Battle Ground School District elections (2015)

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2015 Battle Ground School District Elections

Primary election date:
August 4, 2015
General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Washington
Battle Ground School District
Clark County, Washington ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Washington
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Two seats on the Battle Ground School District Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. Since three candidates filed for District 4, a primary election was held on August 4, 2015.

District 2 incumbent Ken Root and District 4 incumbent Mavis Nickels won re-election. Root ran unopposed in District 2, and Nickels faced two challengers in the District 4 primary: Ben Kapelka and Dick Rylander. Nickles and Rylander advanced to the general election ballot, where Nickles won a new term.[1]

About the district

See also: Battle Ground School District, Washington
Battle Ground School District is located in Clark County, Wash.

Battle Ground School District is located in Clark County in southwestern Washington. The county is bordered by the Columbia River and is about 25 miles north of Portland, Ore. Vancouver is its county seat. Clark County was home to an estimated 443,817 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] Battle Ground School District was the 24th-largest school district in Washington in the 2011-2012 school year, serving 12,921 students.[3]

Demographics

In 2013, Clark County underperformed in comparison to the state of Washington as a whole in terms of higher education achievement and median household income. The United States Census Bureau found that 26.0 percent of Clark County residents aged 25 and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher in comparison to 31.9 percent statewide. The median household income in the county was $58,225, while the Washington average was $59,478. Clark County's rate of persons living below the poverty line was 12.4 percent, compared to the statewide rate of 13.4 percent. [2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Clark County (%) Washington (%)
White 87.7 81.2
Black or African American 2.1 4.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1 1.9
Asian 4.5 7.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.8 0.7
Two or More Races 3.8 4.4
Hispanic or Latino 8.4 11.9

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Clark County[4]
Year Democratic Vote (%) Republican Vote (%)
2012 57.1 42.1
2008 51.9 46.8
2004 46.7 52.0
2000 45.6 49.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Voter and candidate information

The Battle Ground Board of Directors is made up of five members who are elected by district for four-year terms. Since more than two candidates filed for District 4, a primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election for the two seats was November 3, 2015.

Elections in Washington require candidates to pay filing fees equal to 1 percent of a position's annual salary. Board members in Battle Ground can be reimbursed up to $4,800 for district activities but do not receive salaries, which eliminates the filing fee. Candidates were required to file for this election by May 15, 2015.

Elections

2015

Candidates

District 2

Election results

Battle Ground School District Board of Directors, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Ken Root Incumbent 100.0% 9,821
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 9,821
Source: Clark County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015


Candidates

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  • Incumbent
  • Member from 2011–2015

District 4

Election results

Battle Ground School District Board of Directors, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mavis Nickels Incumbent 56.4% 6,829
Dick Rylander 43.6% 5,283
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 12,112
Source: Clark County Auditor, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015


Battle Ground School District Board of Directors, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Mavis Nickels Incumbent 48.3% 4,496
Green check mark transparent.png Dick Rylander 33.3% 3,097
Ben Kapelka 18.4% 1,709
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 9,302
Source: Clark County, Washington, "August 4, 2015 Primary," accessed August 20, 2015

Candidates

Mavis Nickels Green check mark transparent.png Dick Rylander

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  • Incumbent

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Candidate defeated in the primary

Ben Kapelka

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Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported as of October 29, 2015, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[5]

Candidates who raised and spent no more than $5,000 in aggregate and who did not receive more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, could participate in "mini reporting." These candidates were required to file a candidate registration statement and keep a record of their contributors and expenditures, but they were not required to report them unless they exceed the stated thresholds. In those cases, they were required to switch their filing status from "mini" to "full" reporting by August 31, 2015.[6]

Contributions to school board candidate committees were subject to the following limits:[6]

  • State parties or caucus political committees (separately): $0.95 per registered voter from January 1 to December 31
  • County and legislative district parties (combined): $0.50 per registered voter from January 1 to December 31
  • Individuals, PACS, unions, corporations or other entities (separately): $950 per primary and general election

School board candidate committees were prohibited from receiving contributions from other candidate committees. No contributors except state committees of political parties could give more than $5,000 in aggregate in the 21 days prior to the election.[6]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Washington school board elections:[7][8]

Deadline Event
May 11-15, 2015 Candidate filing period
May 18, 2015 Deadline for candidates to withdraw
July 14, 2015 Pre-primary campaign finance report due
July 27, 2015 Voter registration deadline for primary election
July 28, 2015 Pre-primary campaign finance report due
August 4, 2015 Primary election day
September 10, 2015 Post-primary campaign finance report due
October 13, 2015 Pre-general campaign finance report due
October 26, 2015 Voter registration deadline for general election
October 27, 2015 Pre-general campaign finance report due
November 3, 2015 General Election Day
November 24, 2015 Election results certified
December 10, 2015 Post-general campaign finance report due
January 11, 2016 End of election cycle campaign finance report due

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Washington elections, 2015

Six statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot alongside the school board election and other local elections.

Recent news

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See also

Battle Ground School District Washington School Boards
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External links

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