Mead School District elections (2013)

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2013 Mead 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
See also
Washington Mead School District

Two seats were up for election on the Mead School District Board of Directors on November 5, 2013. Incumbents Maureen O'Connor and Tom Hunt ran unopposed and won re-election to seats in Positions 1 and 5.

About the district

See also: Mead School District, Washington

Mead School District is located in Spokane County, Washington

Mead School District serves K-12 students in the Town of Mead and the City of Spokane in Spokane County, Washington. The population of Mead was 7,275 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

Demographics

Mead lagged behind state averages for median income and higher education achievement but outperformed the state poverty rate in 2010. The percentage of town residents over 25 years old with undergraduate degrees (26.9%) is below the state average (31.4%). The 2010 U.S. Census calculated Mead's median income at $57,125 while the state median income was $58,890. Mead had a poverty rate of 4.1% in the 2010 U.S. Census while the state rate was 12.5%.

Racial Demographics, 2010
Race	Mead (%)	Washington (%)
White	94.8	77.3
Black or African American	0.5	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.0	1.5
Asian	0.5	7.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.6
Two or More Races	2.6	4.7
Hispanic or Latino	3.0	11.2

Presidential Voting Pattern
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.

Method of board member selection

The Mead School District Board of Directors consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. There was not a primary election on August 6, 2013 as both board positions did not have more than two candidates. Seats in Position 1 and 5 were up for election on November 5, 2013. Voters will choose members in Position 2, 3 and 4 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 Mead 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 24, 2013 for the county's local voter pamphlet.

Position 1

• Maureen O'Connor
  • Incumbent

Position 5

• Tom Hunt
  • Incumbent

Results

Mead School District Board of Directors, Four-year term, Position 1, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Maureen O'Connor Incumbent	97.3%	9,166
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.7%	258
Total Votes				9,424
Source: Spokane County Elections

Mead School District Board of Directors, Four-year term, Position 5, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Tom Hunt Incumbent	97.2%	9,025
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	2.8%	262
Total Votes				9,287
Source: Spokane County Elections

Campaign finance

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

Past elections

2011

Mead School District Board of Directors, Position 2, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Denny Denholm	97.8%	11,909
	Nonpartisan	Write In	2.2%	265
Total Votes				12,174
Source: Spokane County Elections

Mead School District Board of Directors, Position 3, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Robert A. Olson	98%	11,758
	Nonpartisan	Write In	2%	234
Total Votes				11,992
Source: Spokane County Elections

Mead School District Board of Directors, Position 4, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Ron Farley	98%	11,690
	Nonpartisan	Write In	2%	241
Total Votes				11,931
Source: Spokane County Elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Mead School District elections in 2013:

Deadline	Event
April 29, 2013	First day to file nominating petitions by mail
May 13, 2013	First day to file nominating petitions online or in-person
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 Mead School District elections shared the ballot with other county measures. The ballot featured a single seat for a six-year term on the Spokane County Commission. Voters also submitted ballots for Proposition 1, which requested a tax levy to support continued operations at Fairchild Air Force Base. There were two statewide initiatives and five advisory votes on the November 5, 2013 ballot.

See also

• Mead School District, Washington
• Spokane County, Washington ballot measures
• List of school board elections in 2013
• 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 website
• Spokane County Elections page