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South Kitsap School District elections (2015)

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2015 South Kitsap School District 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
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South Kitsap School District
Kitsap County, Washington ballot measures
Local ballot measures, Washington
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Three seats on the South Kitsap School District Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015.

In the District 2 race, Brian Lightbody faced incumbent Keith Garton. District 1 incumbent Patty Henderson and District 5 incumbent Greg Wall were unopposed.[1] Henderson, Garton and Wall all won re-election to their respective seats.

About the district

See also: South Kitsap School District, Washington
South Kitsap School District is located in Kitsap County, Wash.

South Kitsap School District is located in Kitsap County in western Washington. The county seat is Port Orchard. The county was home to an estimated 253,968 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[2] South Kitsap School District was the 32nd-largest school district in Washington in the 2012-2013 school year, serving 9,635 students.[3]

Demographics

Kitsap County underperformed in comparison to the state of Washington as a whole in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.5 percent of county residents aged 25 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 $62,413, while the Washington average was $59,478. Kitsap County's rate of persons living below the poverty line was 10.4 compared to the statewide 13.4 percent.[2]

Racial Demographics, 2013[2]
Race Kitsap
County (%)
Washington
(%)
White 83.4 81.2
Black or African American 3.0 4.0
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8 1.9
Asian 5.3 7.9
Native Hawaiian
and Other Pacific Islander
1.0 0.7
Two or More Races 5.6 4.4
Hispanic or Latino 7.0 11.9

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Kitsap County[4]
Year Democratic
Vote (%)
Republican
Vote (%)
2012 54.2 42.6
2008 54.9 42.6
2004 51.2 46.9
2000 48.9 45.1

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 South Kitsap Board of Directors consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. There was a general election on November 3, 2015, for Districts 1, 2 and 5. There would have been a primary election on August 4, 2015, if more than two candidates filed for any position.[5]

Elections in Washington require candidates to pay filing fees equal to one percent of a position's annual salary. Board members in South Kitsap 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 15, 2015, to qualify for the November ballot.[6][7]

Elections

2015

Candidates

District 1

Patty Henderson Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Member since 2003
  • Retired nurse

District 2

Keith Garton Green check mark transparent.png Brian Lightbody

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District 5

Greg Wall Green check mark transparent.png

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  • Incumbent
  • Member since 2011
  • J.D., Gonzaga University Law School
  • Lawyer

Election results

District 1
South Kitsap School District Board of Directors, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Patty Henderson Incumbent 97.7% 10,650
Write-in votes 2.27% 247
Total Votes 10,897
Source: Kitsap County, Washington, "General Election: November 3, 2015," November 24, 2015


District 2
South Kitsap School District Board of Directors, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Keith Garton Incumbent 51.1% 6,220
Brian Lightbody 47.8% 5,812
Write-in votes 1.12% 136
Total Votes 12,168
Source: Kitsap County, Washington, "General Election: November 3, 2015," November 24, 2015


District 5
South Kitsap School District Board of Directors, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Greg Wall Incumbent 97.8% 10,308
Write-in votes 2.2% 232
Total Votes 10,540
Source: Kitsap County, Washington, "General Election: November 3, 2015," November 24, 2015


Endorsements

No endorsements were made in this election.

Campaign finance

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

The Washington Public Disclosure Commission is the regulatory body for campaign finance in Washington school board elections.

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.[8]

Contributions to school board candidate committees were subject to the following limits:[8]

  • 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.[8]

Past elections

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Washington school board elections:[6][9]

Deadline Event
May 11-15, 2015 Candidate filing period
May 18, 2015 Deadline for candidates to withdraw
July 14, 2015 Pre-primary campaign finance report due
July 27, 2015 Voter registration deadline for primary election
July 28, 2015 Pre-primary campaign finance report due
August 4, 2015 Primary election day, if necessary
September 10, 2015 Post-primary campaign finance report due
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

In addition to school board elections, residents in the City of Port Orchard elected a mayor and city council members.[10]

Voters also decided on six statewide ballot measures.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "South + Kitsap + School + District + Washington"

See also

South Kitsap School District Washington School Boards
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External links

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