Jessica Yocom

Jessica Yocom

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Jessica Yocom was a candidate for at-large representative on the Spokane Public Schools school board in Washington. Yocom was defeated in the at-large primary election on August 1, 2017.

Elections

2017

See also: Spokane Public Schools elections (2017)

Two of the five seats on the Spokane Public Schools school board in Washington were up for at-large general election on November 7, 2017. A primary election for District 5 was held on August 1, 2017, because more than two candidates filed for the seat.

In District 5, the District 2 incumbent Mike Wiser filed for the seat along with challengers Miranda Ackerman, Jennifer Thomas, and Jessica Yocom. Wiser and Thomas won the primary, allowing them to move on to the general. Wiser went on to win the seat. He was appointed to District 2 in March 2017 following former member Bob Douthitt's resignation.

A special election was held for the District 2 seat to finish out the last two years of Douthitt's term. District 5 incumbent Deana Brower ran unopposed, winning the seat.

Results

Spokane Public Schools, District 5 Primary Election, 6-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mike Wiser	57.61%	15,441
Jennifer Thomas	20.11%	5,390
Miranda Ackerman	12.34%	3,308
Jessica Yocom	9.13%	2,446
Write-in votes	0.81%	218
Total Votes		26,803
Source: Spokane County Elections Department: Canvassing Board, "August 1, 2017 Primary," accessed August 16, 2017

Funding

Yocom opted for mini reporting in this election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. Candidates who opted for this had to keep a record of their contributors and expenditures, but were not required to report them. If they raised and spent more than $5,000 in aggregate or received more than $500 from any one contributor, including themselves, they would have had to switch their filing status from mini to full reporting.

See also

• Spokane Public Schools, Washington
• Spokane Public Schools elections (2017)

External links

Suggest a link

• Spokane Public Schools