Two seats were up for election on the Lake Washington School Board. Nancy Bernard and Mark W. Stuart ran unopposed to win seats in Districts 3 and 4 on November 5, 2013.

About the district[edit]

Lake Washington School District is located in King County, Washington

Lake Washington School District is based out of Redmond and serves King County communities including Kirkland and Sammamish. The population of Redmond was 54,144 according to the 2010 U.S. Census.^[1]

Demographics[edit]

Redmond outperformed state averages for higher education achievement, median income and poverty. The percentage of city residents over 25 years old with undergraduate degrees (60.2%) surpassed the state average (31.4%). The 2010 U.S. Census calculated Redmond's median income at $92,851 while the state median income was $58,890. Redmond had a poverty rate of 6.5% in the 2010 U.S. Census while the state rate was 12.5%.^[1]

Racial Demographics, 2012^[1]
Race	Redmond (%)	Washington (%)
White	65.2	77.3
Black or African American	1.7	3.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	0.4	1.5
Asian	25.4	7.2
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0.2	0.6
Two or More Races	4	4.7
Hispanic or Latino	7.8	11.2

Presidential Voting Pattern^[2]
Year	Democratic Vote (%)	Republican Vote (%)
2012	68.7	28.3
2008	70.0	28.0
2004	65.0	33.7
2000	60.0	34.4

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[edit]

The Lake Washington School Board consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms. There was no primary election on August 6, 2013 and seats in Districts 3 and 4 were up for election on November 5, 2013. Voters will choose members for Districts 1, 2 and 5 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 Redmond 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 by August 23, 2013 for the county's local voter pamphlet^[3]

Elections[edit]

2013[edit]

Candidates[edit]

District 3[edit]

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	2013 Lake Washington 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 ; Lake Washington School District

Nancy Bernard
- Incumbent
- Graduate, University of Washington and Tulane University
- Public health advisor, Washington Department of Health

District 4[edit]

Mark W. Stuart
- Graduate, University of Oklahoma
- Public relations consultant

Results[edit]

Lake Washington School Board, District 3, Four-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Nancy Bernard Incumbent	98.8%	27,322
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.2%	343
Total Votes				27,665
Source: King County Elections, "Results," November 25, 2013

Lake Washington School Board, District 4, Four-year term, 2013
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Mark W. Stuart	98.9%	26,789
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.1%	298
Total Votes				27,087
Source: King County Elections, "Results," November 25, 2013

Campaign finance[edit]

No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.^[4]

Past elections[edit]

2011[edit]

Lake Washington School Board, District 1, Four-year term, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Jackie Pendergrass	56.6%	21,355
	Nonpartisan	Cynthia Hudson	43%	16,220
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.4%	164
Total Votes				37,739
Source: King County Elections, "November 8, 2011 General Election," November 29, 2011

Lake Washington School Board, District 2, Four-year term, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Christopher Carlson	98.9%	30,756
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.1%	327
Total Votes				31,083
Source: King County Elections, "November 8, 2011 General Election," November 29, 2011

Lake Washington School Board, District 5, Four-year term, November 8, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Nonpartisan	Siri Bliesner	98.9%	30,459
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	1.1%	347
Total Votes				30,806
Source: King County Elections, "November 8, 2011 General Election," November 29, 2011

What was at stake?[edit]

Incumbent Nancy Bernard won her fifth term in the District 3 seat without opposition. Newcomer Mark W. Stuart ran unopposed for the District 4 seat held by Doug Eglington, who did not file for re-election after 24 years on the board.^[5]

Key deadlines[edit]

The following dates were key deadlines for the Lake Washington School Board election in 2013:^[3]

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
August 6, 2013	Primary day
August 23, 2013	Last day to submit candidate materials for voter pamphlet
November 5, 2013	Election day
December 5, 2013	Certification of vote results

Additional elections on the ballot[edit]

The Lake Washington School Board election shared the ballot with other local, county and state measures. Residents of Redmond (3) Sammamish (4) and Kirkland (5) cast ballots for City Council seats. Voters also found the following King County offices on the ballot:

King County Executive
Metropolitan King County Council (Five seats)
King County Sheriff
King County Court of Appeals
King County Superior Court
Special districts
- King County Airport
- King County Fire Protection
- King County Public Hospital
- King County Water

King County voters cast ballots on renewing an existing levy to fund emergency medical services and a proposition to create a Department of Public Defense. There were also two statewide initiatives and five advisory votes on the November 5, 2013 ballot.^[6]

External links[edit]

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Footnotes[edit]

[census-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 U.S. Census, "Quick Facts: Redmond," accessed September 27, 2013

[2] King County Elections, "Election Archive," accessed September 24, 2013

[guidelines-3] 3.0 ^3.1 King County Elections, "Candidate Manual," accessed September 27, 2013

[4] Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013

[5] Sammamish Review, "Mark Stuart to join Lake Washington School Board," June 2, 2013

[6] King County Elections, "2013 Offices Subject to Election," accessed August 2, 2013

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