North Thurston Public Schools elections (2013)
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Two seats were up for election on the North Thurston School Board. Chuck Namit and Aaron K. Owada ran unopposed and won seats in Districts 2 and 3 on November 5, 2013.
About the district
North Thurston Public Schools is located in the City of Lacey in Thurston County, Washington. The population of Lacey was 42,393 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.[1]
Demographics
Olympia lags behind the state average for higher education achievement but outperforms median income and poverty rates. The percentage of city residents over 25 years old with undergraduate degrees (30.8%) is lower than the state average (31.4%). The 2010 U.S. Census calculated Lacey's median income at $59,572 while the state median income was $58,890. Olympia had a poverty rate of 10.1% 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 North Thurston School Board consists of five members who are elected by district to four-year terms. There were no primaries on August 6, 2013 and the general election took place on November 5, 2013. Seats in District 1, 4 and 5 were up for election 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 Lacey 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 for the local voters' pamphlet in Thurston County by June 21, 2013.[3]
Elections
2013
Candidates
District 2
- Chuck Namit
- Incumbent
District 3
- Aaron K. Owada
- Incumbent
Results
| North Thurston School Board, Four-year term, District 2, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Chuck Namit Incumbent |
100% | 15,512 | |
| Total Votes | 15,512 | |||
| Source: Thurston County Auditor, "November 5, 2013 General Election," November 26, 2013 | ||||
| North Thurston School Board, Four-year term, District 3, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Aaron K. Owada Incumbent |
100% | 15,690 | |
| Total Votes | 15,690 | |||
| Source: Thurston County Auditor, "November 5, 2013 General Election," November 26, 2013 | ||||
Campaign finance
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[4]
Past elections
2011
| North Thurston School Board, District 1, November 8, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Marcia Coppin |
60.9% | 12,055 | |
| Nonpartisan | Patrick Williams Incumbent | 39.1% | 7,739 | |
| Total Votes | 19,794 | |||
| Source: Thurston County Auditor | ||||
| North Thurston School Board, District 4, November 8, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Laurie Davies |
100% | 17,438 | |
| Total Votes | 17,438 | |||
| Source: Thurston County Auditor | ||||
| North Thurston School Board, District 5, November 8, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Leah Wells Incumbent |
100% | 17,329 | |
| Total Votes | 17,329 | |||
| Source: Thurston County Auditor | ||||
What was at stake?
Incumbents Chuck Namit and Aaron K. Owada won re-election without opposition to the District 2 and 3 seats on November 5, 2013.
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the North Thurston School Board election in 2013:[5]
| 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 |
| June 21, 2013 | Last day to submit candidate statement and photo for voters' pamphlet |
| August 6, 2013 | Primary day |
| November 5, 2013 | Election day |
| November 26, 2013 | Certification of vote results by county |
| December 5, 2013 | Certification of vote results by state |
Additional elections on the ballot
The North Thurston School Board election shared the ballot with other local, county and state elections. Residents of Lacey voted for four seats on the City Council. The Thurston County Auditor seat was also up for election on November 5, 2013. The ballot included two statewide initiatives and five advisory votes dealing with changes to state tax policies.[6]
See also
- Washington
- Washington school districts
- North Thurston Public Schools, 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 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Lacey," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Thurston County Auditor, "Election Information and History," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Thurston County Auditor, "2013 Candidate Guide," accessed September 25, 2013
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedolympia - ↑ Thurston County Auditor, "2013 Sample Ballot," accessed September 25, 2013
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