Washington elections, 2015

2016 → ← 2014 The state of Washington held elections in 2015. Below are the dates of note: 2015 elections and events in Washington. Voter registration deadline for February 10 special election January 12, 2015 Special election February 10, 2015 Voter registration deadline for April 28 special election March 30, 2015 Special election April 28, 2015 Voter registration deadline for primary election July 6, 2015 Primary election August 4, 2015 Voter registration deadline for general election October 5, 2015 General election November 3, 2015 Races to watch School Boards More information available here: Washington school board elections, 2015 Local ballot measures See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2015 April 28, 2015 ballot measures in Washington Sammamish Initiative and Referendum Advisory Question November 3, 2015 ballot measures in Washington Tacoma $15 per Hour Minimum Wage Initiative Tacoma $12 per hour Minimum Wage alternative measure Elections by type School boards See also: School board elections, 2015 and Washington school board elections, 2015 A total of 34 Washington school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 102 seats on November 3, 2015. Eight of the districts held primaries on August 4, 2015. Primaries were required if more than two candidates filed for one seat up for election. The top two vote recipients advanced from the primaries to the general election. Here are several quick facts about Washington's school board elections in 2015: The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Seattle Public Schools with 50,655 K-12 students. The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Olympia School District with 9,439 K-12 students. Seven districts were tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with four seats up for election each. Seven districts were tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with two seats up for election each. The districts listed below served 618,358 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections. 2015 Washington School Board Elections District Date Seats up for election Total board seats Student enrollment Auburn School District 11/3/2015 4 5 14,774 Battle Ground School District 11/3/2015 2 5 13,212 Bellevue School District 11/3/2015 3 5 19,009 Bellingham School District 11/3/2015 4 5 11,148 Bethel School District 11/3/2015 3 5 18,031 Central Kitsap School District 11/3/2015 3 5 11,428 Central Valley School District 11/3/2015 3 5 12,956 Clover Park School District 11/3/2015 3 5 12,643 Edmonds School District 11/3/2015 4 5 20,741 Everett Public Schools 11/3/2015 2 5 18,909 Evergreen Public Schools (Clark) 11/3/2015 3 5 26,495 Federal Way Public Schools 11/3/2015 3 5 22,231 Highline Public Schools 11/3/2015 4 5 18,372 Issaquah School District 11/3/2015 3 5 18,455 Kennewick School District 11/3/2015 3 5 16,580 Kent School District 11/3/2015 3 5 27,518 Lake Washington School District 11/3/2015 3 5 25,522 Marysville School District 11/3/2015 3 5 11,565 Mead School District 11/3/2015 4 5 9,473 Mukilteo School District 11/3/2015 3 5 14,906 North Thurston Public Schools 11/3/2015 3 5 14,434 Northshore School District 11/3/2015 2 5 20,328 Olympia School District 11/3/2015 3 5 9,439 Pasco School District 11/3/2015 2 5 16,067 Puyallup School District 11/3/2015 3 5 20,625 Renton School District 11/3/2015 3 5 14,981 Richland School District 11/3/2015 3 5 11,898 Seattle Public Schools 11/3/2015 4 7 50,655 Snohomish School District 11/3/2015 2 5 10,027 South Kitsap School District 11/3/2015 3 5 9,635 Spokane Public Schools 11/3/2015 2 5 29,032 Tacoma Public Schools 11/3/2015 2 5 28,957 Vancouver School District 11/3/2015 3 5 22,925 Yakima School District 11/3/2015 4 5 15,387 Ballot measures See also List of Washington ballot measures Municipal See also United States municipal elections, 2015#Washington Local ballot measures See also Local ballot measures, Washington April 28, 2015 ballot measures in Washington Sammamish Initiative and Referendum Advisory Question November 3, 2015 ballot measures in Washington Tacoma $15 per Hour Minimum Wage Initiative Tacoma $12 per hour Minimum Wage alternative measure Judicial elections See also Washington judicial elections, 2015 Voting information Links related to voting in Washington: For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Washington. For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Washington. For information about absentee eligibility and military and overseas voting, please visit our absentee voting by state page. For information on early voting (if applicable), please visit our page on early voting by state. For information on online voter registration (if applicable), please visit our page on online voter registration in the 50 states. Primary information Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot, for congressional and state-level elections. The top two vote-getters move on to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to. For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Historical voter turnout 2014 In 2014, Washington saw 43.1 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. 2012 In 2012, Washington saw 65.8 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election. See also Elections portal Elections and events calendar Voter guides State Blue Books State Poll Opening and Closing Times State Election Result Canvassing State voter ID laws Voting in Washington Absentee voting Early voting Online voter registration Election terms and definitions Recent news This section links to a Google news search for the term "Washington + elections + 2015" Washington elections news feed Footnotes