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Central Valley School District elections (2015)

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2015 Central Valley School District Elections

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
Central Valley School District
Spokane County, Washington ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Washington
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Three seats on the Central Valley School District Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. The seats of District 1 incumbent MJ Bolt, District 3 incumbent Debra Long and District 4 incumbent Keith Clark were up for election. Bolt did not seek re-election, and lone candidate Cynthia McMullen won the seat without opposition. Both Long and Clark won without opposition as well.[1]

About the district

See also: Central Valley School District, Washington
Central Valley School District is located in Spokane County, Wash.

Central Valley School District is located in Spokane County in eastern Washington. The county seat is Spokane. Spokane County was home to an estimated 484,318 residents in 2014, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] Central Valley School District was the 25th-largest school district in Washington in the 2012-2013 school year, serving 12,956 students.[3]

Demographics

Spokane County underperformed in comparison to the state of Washington as a whole in regards to higher education achievement, median household income and poverty rates in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.4 percent of Spokane County residents aged 25 years 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 $49,233 compared to $59,478 for the state. The poverty rate in Spokane County was 15.4 while it was 13.4 for all of Washington.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Spokane County (%) Washington (%)
White 90.0 81.2
Black or African American 1.9 4.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7 1.9
Asian 2.3 7.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.4 0.7
Two or More Races 3.7 4.4
Hispanic or Latino 5.0 11.9

Presidential Voting Pattern, Spokane County[4][5]
Year Democratic Vote (%) Republican Vote (%)
2012 45.7 51.5
2008 48.2 49.3
2004 43.0 55.0
2000 43.4 51.9

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 Central Valley Board of Directors consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. The general election for Districts 1, 3 and 4 was November 3, 2015. A primary election would have been held on August 4, 2015, if more than two candidates had filed for any seat.

Elections in Washington require candidates to pay filing fees equal to 1 percent of a position's annual salary. Board members in Central Valley can be reimbursed up to $4,800 for district activities but do not receive salaries, which eliminates the filing fee.[6] Candidates were required to file for this election by May 15, 2015.

Elections

2015

District 1

Election results

Central Valley School District Board of Directors, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Cynthia McMullen 98.0% 12,669
Write-in votes 1.99% 257
Total Votes 12,926
Source: Spokane County, Washington, "Election Results: 11/03/2015-General Election," November 24, 2015


Candidates

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District 3

Election results

Central Valley School District Board of Directors, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Debra Long Incumbent 98.0% 12,551
Write-in votes 1.96% 251
Total Votes 12,802
Source: Spokane County, Washington, "Election Results: 11/03/2015-General Election," November 24, 2015


Candidates

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  • Incumbent

District 4

Election results

Central Valley School District Board of Directors, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Keith Clark Incumbent 98.0% 12,509
Write-in votes 1.97% 251
Total Votes 12,760
Source: Spokane County, Washington, "Election Results: 11/03/2015-General Election," November 24, 2015


Candidates

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  • Incumbent

Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[7]

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.[8]

Contributions to school board candidate committees were subject to the following limits:[8]

  • 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.[8]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Washington school board elections:[9][10]

Deadline Event
May 11-15, 2015 Candidate filing period
May 18, 2015 Deadline for candidates to withdraw
July 27, 2015 Voter registration deadline for primary election
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 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

Central Valley School District Washington School Boards
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