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Boise School District, Idaho, elections (2022)
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Five seats on the Boise School District school board in Idaho were up for general election on September 6, 2022, including three at large seats that were up in special elections. The filing deadline for this election was July 8, 2022.
Elections
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Candidates and results
Race #1 (Regular election; two six-year terms)
General election
General election for Boise School District Board of Trustees At-large (2 seats)
Incumbent Beth Oppenheimer and incumbent David Wagers defeated Krista Hasler and Greg Woodard in the general election for Boise School District Board of Trustees At-large on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Beth Oppenheimer (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 15,430 |
| ✔ |  | David Wagers (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 13,905 |
| Krista Hasler (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 4,230 | ||
| Greg Woodard (Nonpartisan) | 9.9 | 3,671 | ||
| Total votes: 37,236 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zach Borah (Nonpartisan)
- Paul Lewer (Nonpartisan)
Race #2 (Special election; four-year term)
General election
Special general election for Boise School District Board of Trustees At-large
Incumbent Andy Hawes defeated Neil Mercer and Matthew Shapiro in the special general election for Boise School District Board of Trustees At-large on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Andy Hawes (Nonpartisan) | 70.4 | 13,569 |
| Neil Mercer (Nonpartisan) | 17.5 | 3,367 | ||
| Matthew Shapiro (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 2,340 | ||
| Total votes: 19,276 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nick Sackett (Nonpartisan)
Race #3 (Special election; two-year term)
General election
Special general election for Boise School District Board of Trustees At-large
Incumbent Elizabeth Langley defeated Nate Dean, Todd Kurowski, and Dawn King in the special general election for Boise School District Board of Trustees At-large on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elizabeth Langley (Nonpartisan) | 60.3 | 11,393 | |
| Nate Dean (Nonpartisan) | 15.4 | 2,918 | ||
| Todd Kurowski (Nonpartisan) | 14.5 | 2,745 | ||
| Dawn King (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 1,834 | ||
| Total votes: 18,890 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jessie McDonald (Nonpartisan)
- Josh Bales (Nonpartisan)
Race #4 (Special election; two-year term)
General election
Special general election for Boise School District Board of Trustees At-large
Shiva Rajbhandari defeated incumbent Steve Schmidt in the special general election for Boise School District Board of Trustees At-large on September 6, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Shiva Rajbhandari (Nonpartisan) | 56.4 | 10,944 |
 | Steve Schmidt (Nonpartisan) | 43.6 | 8,461 | |
| Total votes: 19,405 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jacob Rowe (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Idaho elections, 2022
May 17, 2022
- United States Senate election in Idaho, 2022
- Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Idaho Attorney General election, 2022
- Idaho Controller election, 2022
- Idaho gubernatorial election, 2022
- Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Idaho Secretary of State election, 2022
- Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Idaho Treasurer election, 2022
- Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
- Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Idaho Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Idaho intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Municipal elections in Ada County, Idaho (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Idaho, 2022
- Idaho's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Idaho's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022
- Idaho Attorney General election, 2022
- Idaho Controller election, 2022
- Idaho gubernatorial election, 2022
- Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Idaho Secretary of State election, 2022
- Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2022
- Idaho Treasurer election, 2022
- Idaho State Senate elections, 2022
- Idaho House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Idaho Advisory Ballot, Income and Corporate Tax Changes and Education Funding Question (2022)
- Idaho Constitutional Amendment SJR 102, Legislative Authority to Call a Special Session Amendment (2022)
- Idaho Proposition 1, Income Tax Increases for Education Funding Initiative (2022)
- Municipal elections in Ada County, Idaho (2022)
Charter governing election timing
State law requires Idaho school districts to hold general elections in November of odd-numbered years, with a primary election in May if the district holds a primary.[1]
Elections for the Boise School District Board of Trustees, however, are governed by the district's charter and are exempt from state law. The district charter states that board of trustee elections occur every two years on the first Tuesday in September of even-numbered years.[2]
The district charter also mandates six-year board member terms with elections staggered so that as close to one-third (either two or three) of the seven trustees are up for regular election every two years. State law sets four-year terms for the trustees of other school districts, with as close to half of board members up for regular election every two years.[1][2]
The district's charter was approved by Idaho's territorial government in 1881, nine years before Idaho became a state. The charter has been amended by the state legislature but remains in effect. In addition to setting unique election rules for the Boise School District, the charter allows the board of trustees discretion over the district's budget; the regulation of schools and the length of school terms; the determination of tuition for nonresident students; the employment and salaries of a superintendent, teachers, and school staff; and the determination of textbooks and curricula.[3]
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About the district
- See also: Boise School District, Idaho
The Boise School District is located in Ada County, Idaho. The district served 23,270 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Idaho Legislature, " Idaho Statutes Title 33," accessed December 2, 2022
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Boise School District, "Trustee Election Facts, Questions and Answers," accessed December 2, 2022
- ↑ Boise School District, "History of the Boise School District," accessed December 2, 2022
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed March 24, 2023
