Evergreen Public Schools (Clark) elections (2013)

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2013 Evergreen Public Schools Elections
General Election date:
November 5, 2013
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections What was at stake? Key deadlines Additional elections External links References
See also
Washington Evergreen Public Schools (Clark) Pierce County, Washington ballot measures Washington local ballot measures

Two seats were up for election on the Evergreen Board of Directors on November 5, 2013. Seats in Districts 1 and 5 were on the ballot. Julie Bocanegra defeated Daniel Poletti to win the District 1 seat while Michael Parsons ran unopposed to win the District 5 seat.

About the district

See also: Evergreen Public Schools, Washington

Evergreen Public Schools is located in Clark County, Washington

Evergreen Public Schools serves K-12 students in the City of Vancouver. Vancouver is the county seat of Clark County, which is situated along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington. The population of Vancouver was 161,791 based on the 2010 U.S. Census.

Demographics

The 2010 U.S. Census found the median income in Vancouver was $50,387 while the state median income was $58,890. The city's poverty rate was 15.5% compared to the state's 12.5% poverty rate. The percentage of city residents over 25 years old with undergraduate degrees (23.5%) was lower than the state average (31.4%).

Racial Demographics, 2010
Race	Vancouver (%)	Washington (%)
White	80.9	77.3
Black or African American	2.9	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.0	1.5
Asian	5.0	7.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	1.0	0.6
Two or More Races	4.8	4.7
Hispanic or Latino	10.4	11.2

Presidential Voting Pattern
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.

Method of board member selection

The Evergreen Board of Directors consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. There was no primary election in 2013 because there were two or fewer candidates for each open seat and a general election took place November 5, 2013. Seats in Districts 1 and 5 were on the ballot on November 5, 2013 while Districts 2, 3 and 4 were up for election on November 3, 2015.

Elections in Washington require candidates to pay filing fees equal to 1% of a position's annual salary. Board members in Evergreen School District 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 nominating petitions by May 17, 2013 to qualify for the November ballot. Each candidate could also submit a photo and statement of 100 words or less by May 23, 2013 for the county's local voter pamphlet.

District 1

• Julie Bocanegra
  • Incumbent
  • Manager, Columbia Credit Union
• Daniel Poletti
  • Payroll accountant

District 5

• Michael Parsons
  • Incumbent
  • Graduate, Eastern Washington University and U.S. Marshals Academy
  • Retired, U.S. Army

Election results

Evergreen Board of Directors, District 1, Four-year term, November 5, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Julie Bocanegra Incumbent	50.2%	9,908
	Nonpartisan	Daniel Poletti	49.8%	9,818
Total Votes				19,726
Source: Clark County Auditor's Office, "November 5, 2013 General Election," November 26, 2013

Evergreen Board of Directors, District 5, Four-year term, November 5, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Michael Parsons Incumbent	100%	16,765
Total Votes				16,765
Source: Clark County Auditor's Office, "November 5, 2013 General Election," November 26, 2013

Endorsements

There were no endorsements in this election.

Campaign finance

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

Past elections

2011

Evergreen Board of Directors, District 2, Four-year term, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Joan Skelton	97.8%	21,085
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.2%	474
Total Votes				21,559
Source: Clark County Auditor's Office, "2011 General Election Results," November 29, 2011

Evergreen Board of Directors, District 3, Four-year term, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Victoria Bradford	97.8%	20,900
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.2%	465
Total Votes				21,365
Source: Clark County Auditor's Office, "2011 General Election Results," November 29, 2011

Evergreen Board of Directors, District 4, Four-year term, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Todd Yuzuriha	98.2%	20,975
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.8%	384
Total Votes				21,359
Source: Clark County Auditor's Office, "2011 General Election Results," November 29, 2011

What was at stake?

Incumbent Julie Bocanegra sought re-election to the District 1 seat against Daniel Poletti. Michael Parsons ran for another term on the board without opposition in District 5.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Evergreen Public Schools election:

Deadline	Event
May 17, 2013	Last day to file nominating petitions
May 23, 2013	Last day to submit candidate materials for voter pamphlet
August 6, 2013	Primary day
November 5, 2013	Election day
November 26, 2013	Certification of vote results

Additional elections on the ballot

The Vancouver Board of Directors elections shared the ballot with other local, county and state measures. Residents of Vancouver voted in races for mayor, three seats on the City Council and a seat on the Vancouver Port Commission. Voters selected 15 members of the Clark County Commission and a seat on the Clark Superior Court. The ballot also featured two statewide initiatives, five statewide advisory votes and six county advisory votes.

See also

• Washington
• Evergreen Public Schools, Washington
• Clark County, Washington ballot measures
• Financial policies, education standards at stake in November school board elections
• School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
• School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts

External links

Suggest a link

• District page
• Clark County Auditor's Office