Ben Kapelka
Ben Kapelka was a candidate for District 4 representative on the Battle Ground Board of Directors in Washington. Kapelka ran for the seat in the primary election on August 4, 2015. The top two vote recipients advanced to the general election on November 3, 2015, but Kapelka placed third in the race.[1]
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five seats on the Battle Ground Board of Directors were up for election in 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.[2]
Results
| Battle Ground School District Board of Directors, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Mavis Nickels Incumbent |
48.3% | 4,496 |
| 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 | ||
Funding
Kapelka reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission as of October 29, 2015.[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. [4]
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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.
Recent news
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See also
- Battle Ground School District, Washington
- Battle Ground School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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| 2015 Battle Ground School District Elections | |
| Clark County, Washington | |
| Election date: | Primary - August 4, 2015
General - November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Ken Root District 4: Incumbent, Mavis Nickels • Ben Kapelka • Dick Rylander |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
