Everett Public Schools elections (2015)

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2015 Everett Public Schools 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 Everett Public Schools Snohomish County, Washington ballot measures Local ballot measures, Washington

Two seats on the Everett Public Schools Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. No primary election was necessary as only two candidates filed for any one position up for election. Both seats were elected at-large.

At-large incumbents Caroline Mason in Position 3 and Traci Mitchell in Position 4 won election to their first full terms on the board. Both incumbents were appointed to the board in early 2014 to fill vacant seats created by the resignations of Jeff Russell, Position 3, and Jessica Olson, Position 4, respectively. They faced one challenger each. Challengers Kathleen Estabrook and Derek Ogle sought election to the Position 3 and 4 seats, respectively.

About the district

See also: Everett Public Schools, Washington

Everett Public Schools is located in Snohomish County, Wash.

Everett Public Schools is located in Snohomish County in northwestern Washington. The county seat is Everett. Snohomish County was home to an estimated 745,913 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau. In the 2011-2012 school year, Everett Public Schools was the 12th-largest school district in Washington, serving 18,776 students.

Demographics

In 2013, Snohomish County underperformed compared to the state of Washington as a whole in terms of higher education achievement. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.9 percent of Snohomish County residents aged 25 and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher, while the rate was 31.9 percent for Washington as a whole. The county outperformed the state in median household income and poverty rates. The median household income was $68,381 in Snohomish County in comparison to $59,478 statewide. The rate of persons living below the poverty line was 10.4 percent in Snohomish County compared to 13.4 percent for the entire state.

Racial Demographics, 2013
Race	Snohomish County (%)	Washington (%)
White	80.8	81.2
Black or African American	3.0	4.0
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.5	1.9
Asian	9.9	7.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.5	0.7
Two or More Races	4.3	4.4
Hispanic or Latino	9.5	11.9

Presidential Voting Pattern, Snohomish County
Year	Democratic Vote (%)	Republican Vote (%)
2012	56.8	40.1
2008	58.1	39.3
2004	53.0	45.5
2000	51.6	43.6

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 Everett Public Schools Board of Directors consists of five members elected at-large to six-year terms. While elected at-large, candidates run for specifically numbered seats on the board. If more than two candidates filed for any one position up for election, a primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election for Seats 3 and 4 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 Everett 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.

Position 3

Election results

Everett Public Schools Board of Directors, Position 3 General Election, 6-year term, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Caroline Mason Incumbent	64.9%	13,013
Kathleen Estabrook	35.1%	7,041
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes		20,054
Source: Snohomish County, Washington, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 24, 2015

Candidates

Caroline Mason		Kathleen Estabrook
	Incumbent, appointed in 2014

Position 4

Election results

Everett Public Schools Board of Directors, Position 4 General Election, 6-year term, 2015
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Traci Mitchell Incumbent	71.1%	14,320
Derek Ogle	28.9%	5,809
Write-in votes	0%	0
Total Votes		20,129
Source: Snohomish County, Washington, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 24, 2015

Candidates

Traci Mitchell		Derek Ogle
	Incumbent, appointed in 2014

Campaign finance

Candidates received a total of $12,800.46 and spent a total of $9,607.50 as of October 30, 2015, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. The totals in the table below include debts incurred by candidates.

Candidate	Contributions	Expenditures	Cash on hand
Position 3
Caroline Mason	$8,050.46	$6,834.92	-$784.46
Kathleen Estabrook	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Position 4
Traci Mitchell	$4,750.00	$2,772.58	$1,977.42
Derek Ogle	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00

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.

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

• 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.

Past elections

Information about earlier elections can be found by clicking [show] at the right.

2013 See also: Everett Public Schools elections (2013) Seat 1 Everett Public Schools, Seat 1 General Election, 6-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Ted Wenta 53.8% 12,560      Nonpartisan Rod Reynolds 45.3% 10,586      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.9% 212 Total Votes 23,358 Source: Snohomish County Auditor's Office, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 25, 2013 Seat 2 Everett Public Schools, Seat 2 General Election, 6-year term, 2013 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Carol Andrews Incumbent 57.3% 13,462      Nonpartisan Kim Guymon 41.8% 9,818      Nonpartisan Write-in votes 0.8% 199 Total Votes 23,479 Source: Snohomish County Auditor's Office, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 25, 2013 2011 Seat 5 Everett Public Schools, Seat 5 General Election, 6-year term, 2011 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Pam LeSesne 61.4% 16,815      Nonpartisan Mary Ann Elbert 38.6% 10,567 Total Votes 27,382 Source: Snohomish County Auditor 2009 Seat 3 Everett Public Schools, Seat 3 General Election, 6-year term, 2009 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Jeff Russell 51.8% 13,011      Nonpartisan Pam LeSesne 48.2% 12,113 Total Votes 25,124 Source: Snohomish County Auditor Seat 4 Everett Public Schools, Seat 4 General Election, 6-year term, 2009 Party Candidate Vote % Votes      Nonpartisan Jessica Olson 54.5% 13,591      Nonpartisan Karen P. Madsen 45.5% 11,366 Total Votes 24,957 Source: Snohomish County Auditor

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Washington school board elections:

Deadline	Event
May 11-15, 2015	Candidate filing period
May 18, 2015	Deadline for candidates to withdraw
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

Everett Public Schools	Washington	School Boards
Everett Public Schools elections (2013) List of school districts in Washington	Washington school board elections, 2015 Public education in Washington Local ballot measures, Washington	School board elections, 2015 School board elections, 2014 School board election data analysis, 2015 School board election data analysis, 2014

External links

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• Everett Public Schools
• Snohomish County Auditor