Mukilteo School District elections (2013)
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Three seats were up for election on the Mukilteo Board of Directors on November 5, 2013. Judy Schwab, Jeff Thorp and John Gahagan ran unopposed and won seats in Districts 2, 4, and 5 on November 5, 2013. The District 5 term was an unexpired two-year term, while Districts 2 and 4 were regular four-year terms.
About the district
- See also: Mukilteo School District, Washington
Mukilteo School District in Snohomish County serves students in Mukilteo, Everett and Edmonds. The population of Mukilteo was 20,254 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.[1]
Demographics
Mukilteo outperforms state averages for higher education achievement, median income and poverty rate. The percentage of city residents over 25 years old with undergraduate degrees (47.8%) is ahead of the state average (31.4%). The 2010 U.S. Census calculated Mukilteo's median income at $93,120 while the state median income was $58,890. Mukilteo had a poverty rate of 6.3% in the 2010 U.S. Census while the state rate was 12.5%.[1]
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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.
Method of board member selection
The Mukilteo 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 each seat up for election did not have more than two candidates. Three seats were up for election on November 5, 2013 and two seats will be on the ballot 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 Mukilteo 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 200 words or less by August 14, 2013 for the county's local voter pamphlet.[3]
Elections
2013
Candidates
District 2
- Judy Schwab
- Incumbent
District 4
- Jeff Thorp
- Incumbent
District 5
- John Gahagan
- Incumbent
Results
| Mukilteo Board of Directors, Four-year term, District 2, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Judy Schwab Incumbent |
98.1% | 13,355 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.9% | 258 | |
| Total Votes | 13,613 | |||
| Source: Snohomish County Auditor, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 25, 2013 | ||||
| Mukilteo Board of Directors, Four-year term, District 4, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jeff Thorp Incumbent |
98.2% | 13,089 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.8% | 244 | |
| Total Votes | 13,333 | |||
| Source: Snohomish County Auditor, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 25, 2013 | ||||
| Mukilteo Board of Directors, Two-year term, District 5, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | John Gahagan Incumbent |
98.3% | 13,187 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.7% | 225 | |
| Total Votes | 13,412 | |||
| Source: Snohomish County Auditor, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 25, 2013 | ||||
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[4]
Past elections
2011
| Mukilteo Board of Directors, District 1, November 8, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Mike Simmons |
70.2% | 11,594 | |
| Nonpartisan | J. Bruce Jackson | 29.2% | 4,832 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.6% | 96 | |
| Total Votes | 16,522 | |||
| Source: Snohomish County Auditor | ||||
| Mukilteo Board of Directors, District 3, November 8, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Ron Johnson |
98.6% | 14,614 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 1.4% | 201 | |
| Total Votes | 14,815 | |||
| Source: Snohomish County Auditor | ||||
What was at stake?
Incumbents Judy Schwab, Jeff Thorp and John Gahagan won re-election to the board without opposition on November 5, 2013.
Issues
In 2013, the district rejected $1.6 million in state funding for all-day kindergarten due to limited classroom space. The Washington State Legislature allotted $90 million to fund all-day kindergarten classes throughout the state. Mukilteo School District could have facilitated kindergarten courses for 653 students if the funding was approved. District schools have witnessed a 3.6% increases in enrollment since 2008 and voters turned down construction bonds in 2006 and 2008 that would have expanded capacity. The number of all-day kindergartens in Mukilteo has been cut from nine to three in recent years and the Board of Directors would need to approve a construction bond to reverse this trend.[5]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Mukilteo School District elections in 2013:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| 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 |
| August 6, 2013 | Primary day |
| August 14, 2013 | Last day to submit candidate materials for voter pamphlet |
| November 5, 2013 | Election day |
| November 26, 2013 | Certification of vote results |
Additional elections on the ballot
The Mukilteo Board of Directors elections shared the ballot with other local, county and state elections. Residents of Mukilteo voted for mayor, three seats on the City Council and three seats on the County Council. The ballot also included two statewide initiatives and five advisory votes dealing with tax adjustments by the Washington State Legislature.[6]
See also
- Washington
- Washington school districts
- Mukilteo School District, Washington
- 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
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 2010 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Mukilteo," accessed September 26, 2013
- ↑ Snohomish County Auditor, "Past Election Results," accessed September 26, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Snohomish County Auditor, "2013 Election Guide," May 21, 2013
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Q13 Fox, "Mukilteo schools turn down state funding for all-day kindergarten," August 6, 2013
- ↑ Snohomish County Auditor, "Sample Ballot November 2013," accessed September 23, 2013 (dead link)
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