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North Thurston Public Schools elections (2015)

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2015 North Thurston Public Schools Elections

General Election date:
November 3, 2015
Table of Contents
About the district
Method of election
Elections
Key deadlines
Additional elections
External links
See also
Washington
North Thurston Public Schools
Thurston County, Washington ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Washington
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Three seats on the North Thurston Public Schools Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. District 1 incumbent Marcia Coppin, District 4 incumbent Laurie Davies and District 5 incumbent Leah Wells were up for re-election. Coppin was the only incumbent to file for re-election. Graeme Sackrison and Dave Newkirk were the sole candidates to file for Districts 4 and 5, respectively. Coppin, Sackrison and Newkirk won election without opposition.[1]

About the district

See also: North Thurston Public Schools, Washington
North Thurston School District is located in Thurston County, Wash.

North Thurston Public Schools is located in Thurston County in western Washington. The county seat is Olympia. Thurston County was home to an estimated 262,388 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] North Thurston Public Schools was the 23rd-largest school district in Washington in the 2011-2012 school year, serving 13,988 students.[3]

Demographics

Thurston County outperformed 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 32.3 percent of Thurston 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 $62,229 compared to $59,478 for the state. The poverty rate in Thurston County was 11.7 percent while it was 13.4 percent for all of Washington.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Thurston County (%) Washington (%)
White 83.4 81.2
Black or African American 3.3 4.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7 1.9
Asian 5.5 7.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.9 0.7
Two or More Races 5.1 4.4
Hispanic or Latino 8.1 11.9

Presidential Voting Pattern, Thurston County[4]
Year Democratic Vote (%) Republican Vote (%)
2012 58.3 38.8
2008 59.9 38.2
2004 55.6 42.6
2000 51.8 41.0

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 North Thurston School Board consists of five members who are elected by district to four-year terms. The general election for Districts 2, 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. North Thurston board members can be reimbursed up to $4,800 for district activities but do not receive salaries, which eliminates the filing fee.[5] Candidates were required to file for this election by May 15, 2015.

Elections

2015

District 2

Election results

North Thurston Public Schools Board of Directors, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Marcia Coppin Incumbent 100.0% 12,980
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 12,980
Source: Thurston County Elections, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015


Candidates

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District 4

Election results

North Thurston Public Schools Board of Directors, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Graeme Sackrison 100.0% 13,066
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 13,066
Source: Thurston County Elections, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015


Candidates

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District 5

Election results

North Thurston Public Schools Board of Directors, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Dave Newkirk 100.0% 12,814
Write-in votes 0% 0
Total Votes 12,814
Source: Thurston County Elections, "November 3, 2015 General Election," November 24, 2015


Candidates

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Campaign finance

No contributions or expenditures were reported as of October 29, 2015, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[6]

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.[7]

Contributions to school board candidate committees were subject to the following limits:[7]

  • 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.[7]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Washington school board elections:[8][9]

Deadline Event
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 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.

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See also

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