Olympia School District elections (2013)

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2013 Olympia School District Elections
General Election date:
November 5, 2013
Table of Contents
About the district Method of election Elections What was at stake? Key deadlines Additional elections External links References
See also
Washington Olympia School District

Two seats were up for election on the Olympia Board of Directors on November 5, 2013. Eileen Thomson defeated Brian Tomlinson for the District 3 seat while Mark Campeau ran unopposed and won the District 5 seat.

About the district

See also: Olympia School District, Washington

Olympia School District is located in the capital city of Olympia, Washington in Thurston County. The population of Olympia was 46,478 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.

Demographics

Olympia outperforms the state average for higher education achievement but lags behind median income and poverty rate. The percentage of city residents over 25 years old with undergraduate degrees (43.3%) exceeds the state average (31.4%). The 2010 U.S. Census calculated Olympia's median income at $52,371 while the state median income was $58,890. Olympia had a poverty rate of 15.8% in the 2010 U.S. Census while the state rate was 12.5%.

Racial Demographics, 2012
Race	Olympia (%)	Washington (%)
White	83.7	77.3
Black or African American	2.0	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	1.1	1.5
Asian	6.0	7.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.4	0.6
Two or More Races	5.0	4.7
Hispanic or Latino	6.3	11.2

Presidential Voting Pattern
Year	Democratic Vote (%)	Republican Vote (%)
2012	58.3	38.8
2008	59.9	38.2
2004	55.6	42.6
2000	51.8	41

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 Olympia Board of Directors 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 Districts 1, 2 and 4 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 Olympia 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.

District 3

• Eileen Thomson
  • Incumbent
• Brian Tomlinson
  • Graduate, City University of Seattle
  • IT specialist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife

District 5

• Mark Campeau
  • Incumbent
  • Energy trader, Tacoma Power

Results

Olympia Board of Directors, Four-year term, District 3, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Eileen Thomson Incumbent	72.2%	11,422
	Nonpartisan	Brian Tomlinson	27.8%	4,401
Total Votes				15,823
Source: Thurston County Auditor, "November 5, 2013 General Election," November 26, 2013

Olympia Board of Directors, Four-year term, District 5, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Mark Campeau Incumbent	100%	11,799
Total Votes				11,799
Source: Thurston County Auditor, "November 5, 2013 General Election," November 26, 2013

Endorsements

On October 18, 2013, The Olympian endorsed Eileen Thomson for re-election to the school board.

Campaign finance

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

Past elections

2011

Olympia Board of Directors, District 1, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Frank Wilson	100%	12,629
Total Votes				12,629
Source: Thurston County Auditor

Olympia Board of Directors, District 2, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Allen T. Miller	100%	13,277
Total Votes				13,277
Source: Thurston County Auditor

Olympia Board of Directors, District 4, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Justin Montermini	100%	12,960
Total Votes				12,960
Source: Thurston County Auditor

What was at stake?

Incumbent Eileen Thomson won re-election for the District 3 seat against challenger Brian Tomlinson. Mark Campeau won a second term in the District 5 seat without opposition.

Key deadlines

The following dates were key deadlines for the Olympia Board of Directors election in 2013:

Deadline	Event
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 Olympia Board of Directors election shared the ballot with other local, county and state elections. Residents of Olympia voted for four seats on the City Council as well as a seat on the Municipal Court. The Thurston County Auditor and two seats on the Port of Olympia Commission were up for election on November 5, 2013. The ballot included two statewide initiatives and five advisory votes dealing with changes to state tax policies.

See also

• Washington
• Olympia School District, Washington
• List of school board elections in 2013
• Thurston County, Washington ballot measures
• 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

Suggest a link

• District page
• Thurston County Auditor