Mead School District elections (2015)
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Four seats on the Mead School District Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. District 2 incumbent Denny Denholm, District 3 incumbent Bob Olson and District 4 incumbent Ron Farley won regular elections for four-year terms. A two-year unexpired term for the District 5 seat was also up for election.
Tom Hunt resigned from the position in 2014 after he moved outside of the school district's boundaries. Carmen Green was appointed to the vacancy and took the oath of office on July 21, 2014, to serve in the position until this election. She won the seat without facing opposition.[1]
Denholm, Farley and Green ran unopposed, while Olson faced challenger John Hatcher.[2]
About the district
- See also: Mead School District, Washington
Mead School District is located in Spokane County in eastern Washington. The county seat is Spokane. Spokane County was home to an estimated 479,398 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] Mead School District was the 33rd-largest school district in Washington in the 2011-2012 school year, serving 9,419 students.[4]
Demographics
Spokane County underperformed in comparison to the state of Washington as a whole in regards to higher education achievement, median household income and poverty rates in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.4 percent of Spokane County residents aged 25 years and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher in comparison to 31.9 percent statewide. The median household income in the county was $49,233 compared to $59,478 for the state. The poverty rate in Spokane County was 15.4 while it was 13.4 for all of Washington.[3]
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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 Mead School District Board of Directors consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. While elected at-large, candidates run for numbered districts. The general election for Districts 2, 3, 4 and 5 was November 3, 2015. A primary election would have been held on August 4, 2015, if more than two candidates had filed for any seat.
Elections in Washington require candidates to pay filing fees equal to 1 percent 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.[7] Candidates were required to file for this election by May 15, 2015.
Elections
2015
District 2
Election results
| Mead School District Board of Directors, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Denny Denholm Incumbent |
97.8% | 8,848 |
| Write-in votes | 2.18% | 197 |
| Total Votes | 9,045 | |
| Source: Spokane County, Washington, "Election Results: 11/03/2015-General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Candidates
Denny Denholm 
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District 3
Election results
| Mead School District Board of Directors, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Bob Olson Incumbent |
59.1% | 5,870 |
| John Hatcher | 39.7% | 3,938 |
| Write-in votes | 1.17% | 116 |
| Total Votes | 9,924 | |
| Source: Spokane County, Washington, "Election Results: 11/03/2015-General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Candidates
| Bob Olson
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District 4
Election results
| Mead School District Board of Directors, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Ron Farley Incumbent |
98.1% | 8,627 |
| Write-in votes | 1.89% | 166 |
| Total Votes | 8,793 | |
| Source: Spokane County, Washington, "Election Results: 11/03/2015-General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Candidates
| Ron Farley
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District 5 (two-year term)
Election results
| Mead School District Board of Directors, District 5 General Election, 2-year unexpired term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Carmen Green Incumbent |
98.1% | 8,659 |
| Write-in votes | 1.94% | 171 |
| Total Votes | 8,830 | |
| Source: Spokane County, Washington, "Election Results: 11/03/2015-General Election," November 24, 2015 | ||
Candidates
| Carmen Green
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Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of October 29, 2015, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[8]
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.[9]
Contributions to school board candidate committees were subject to the following limits:[9]
- 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.[9]
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Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Washington school board elections:[10][11]
| Deadline | Event |
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| 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 | General 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
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Footnotes
- ↑ Mead School District, "News and Announcements: New School Board Member Appointed," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Spokane County Auditor, "Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Spokane County, Washington," accessed January 26, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Washington Secretary of State, "Pre-2004 Election Results," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Spokane County Elections, "Results and Statistics from Previous Elections," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Spokane County Elections, "Running for Office," accessed August 5, 2013
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Mini Campaign Reporting Disclosure Instructions," June 2014
- ↑ Clark County Elections, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "2015 Key Reporting Dates for Candidates," accessed January 23, 2015
| 2015 Mead School District Elections | |
| Spokane County, Washington | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Denny Denholm District 3: Incumbent, Bob Olson • John Hatcher |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
