Kennewick School District elections (2013)

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2013 Kennewick School District 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
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Washington Kennewick School District

Two seats were up for election on the Kennewick School Board on November 5, 2013. Seats in Position 1 and 2 were on the ballot. Heather Kintzley ran unopposed and won the Position 1 seat while Dawn Adams defeated Brian Bradford for the Position 2 seat.

About the district

See also: Kennewick School District, Washington

Kennewick School District is located in Benton County, Washington

The City of Kennewick is located along the Columbia River in south-central Washington. The population of Kennewick was 73,917 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, the percentage of city residents over 25 years old with undergraduate degrees (20.7%) was below the state average (31.4%). The 2010 U.S. Census calculated Kennewick's median income was $49,299 while the state median income was $58,890. Kennewick had a poverty rate of 15.9% in the 2010 U.S. Census while the state rate was 12.5%.

Racial Demographics, 2012
Race	Kennewick(%)	Washington (%)
White	78.5	77.3
Black or African American	1.7	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.8	1.5
Asian	2.4	7.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.6
Two or More Races	4.3	4.7
Hispanic or Latino	24.2	11.2

Presidential Voting Pattern
Year	Democratic Vote (%)	Republican Vote (%)
2012	35.4	62.8
2008	36.1	62.2
2004	-	-
2000	-	-

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 Kennewick School Board consists of five members elected to four-year terms. There were no primaries on August 6, 2013 as both seats did not have more than two candidates. Two seats were up for election on November 5, 2013 and three seats were on the ballot in November 2015.

Elections in Washington require candidates to pay filing fees equal to 1% of a position's annual salary. Board members in Kennewick 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 31, 2013 for the county's local voter pamphlet.

Position 1

• Heather Kintzley
  • Incumbent
  • Graduate, Washington State University and Gonzaga University
  • Lawyer

Position 2

• Dawn Adams
  • Incumbent
  • Graduate, Washington State University
  • Senior Program Director, Parsons
• Brian Bradford
  • Graduate, Evergreen State College
  • Personal caregiver

Results

Kennewick School District, Four-year term, Seat 1, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Heather Kintzley Incumbent	100%	11,744
Total Votes				11,744
Source: Benton County Auditor, "Election Results," November 26, 2013

Kennewick School District, Four-year term, Seat 2, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Dawn Adams Incumbent	75.1%	11,236
	Nonpartisan	Brian Bradford	24.9%	3,727
Total Votes				14,963
Source: Benton County Auditor, "Election Results," November 26, 2013

Endorsements

Dawn Adams received the endorsement of the Tri-City Herald on October 16, 2013.

Campaign finance

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

Past elections

2011

Kennewick School Board, Seat 3, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Ben Messinger	53.6%	8,418
	Nonpartisan	Kathleen White	46.4%	7,287
Total Votes				15,705
Source: Benton County Auditor

Kennewick School Board, Seat 4, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Ron Mabry	65.4%	10,325
	Nonpartisan	Wendy London	34.6%	5,472
Total Votes				15,797
Source: Benton County Auditor

Kennewick School Board, Seat 5, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Brian Brooks	54.8%	8,949
	Nonpartisan	Uby Creek	45.2%	7,382
Total Votes				16,331
Source: Benton County Auditor

What was at stake?

Incumbent Heather Kintzley ran unopposed for a second term in Position 1 on the Kennewick School Board. Position 2 incumbent Dawn Adams sought a fourth term on the board against Brian Bradford in the general election on November 5, 2013.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Kennewick School Board election in 2013:

Deadline	Event
May 13, 2013	First day to file nominating petitions online or in-person
May 17, 2013	Last day to file nominating petitions
May 31, 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 Kennewick School Board elections shared the ballot with additional city and county elections. Residents of Kennewick voted for four City Council seats, two seats on the Public Hospital District Commission and two seats on the Port of Kennewick Commission. Voters also selected judges for the Superior Court and Court of Appeals and a candidate to fill an unexpired term for District 8 in the Washington State Senate. The ballot included two statewide initiatives and five advisory votes dealing with tax changes approved by the Washington State Legislature.

See also

• Washington
• Kennewick School District, Washington
• List of school board elections in 2013
• Benton 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
• Benton County Elections page