Mukilteo School District elections (2015)
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Three seats on the Mukilteo School District Board of Directors were up for general election on November 3, 2015. District 1 incumbent Michael Simmons, District 3 incumbent Ron Johnson and District 5 incumbent John Gahagan ran for re-election.
While Simmons and Gahagam won re-election after facing no official challengers, Johnson faced Kyle Kennedy.[1] Johnson, however, dropped out of the race prior to the general election. The decision came too late to remove his name from the ballot, but Johnson stated his endorsement for Kennedy to replace him in the county's voter pamphlet.[2] Kennedy won the District 3 seat.
About the district[edit]
- See also: Mukilteo School District, Washington
Mukilteo School District is located in Snohomish County in northwestern Washington. The county seat is Everett. Snohomish County was home to an estimated 745,913 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[3] In the 2011-2012 school year, Mukilteo School District was the 20th-largest school district in Washington, serving 14,881 students.[4]
Demographics[edit]
In 2013, Snohomish County underperformed compared to the state of Washington as a whole in terms of higher education achievement. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.9 percent of Snohomish County residents aged 25 and older had earned a bachelor's degree or higher, while the rate was 31.9 percent for Washington as a whole. The county outperformed the state in median household income and poverty rates. The median household income was $68,381 in Snohomish County in comparison to $59,478 statewide. The rate of persons living below the poverty line was 10.4 percent in Snohomish County compared to 13.4 percent for the entire state.[3]
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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[edit]
The Mukilteo Board of Directors consists of five members elected at-large to four-year terms. While elected at-large, members run for and serve numbered geographic districts. If more than two candidates filed for any one position up for election, a primary election was held on August 4, 2015. The general election for Districts 1, 3 and 5 was November 3, 2015.
Elections in Washington require candidates to pay filing fees equal to 1 percent of a position's annual salary. Board members in Mukilteo can be reimbursed up to $4,800 for district activities but do not receive salaries, which eliminates the filing fee.[6] Candidates were required to file for this election by May 15, 2015.
Elections[edit]
2015[edit]
District 1[edit]
Election results[edit]
| Mukilteo School District Board of Directors, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Michael Simmons Incumbent |
100.0% | 11,028 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 11,028 | |
| Source: Snohomish County, Washington, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 24, 2015 | ||
Candidates[edit]
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District 3[edit]
Election results[edit]
| Mukilteo School District Board of Directors, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Kyle Kennedy |
79.1% | 9,357 |
| Ron Johnson Incumbent | 20.9% | 2,466 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 11,823 | |
| Source: Snohomish County, Washington, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 24, 2015 | ||
Candidates[edit]
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District 5[edit]
Election results[edit]
| Mukilteo School District Board of Directors, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2015 | ||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John Gahagan Incumbent |
100.0% | 10,886 |
| Write-in votes | 0% | 0 |
| Total Votes | 10,886 | |
| Source: Snohomish County, Washington, "Snohomish County General Election Results," November 24, 2015 | ||
Candidates[edit]
| John Gahagan
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Campaign finance[edit]
No contributions or expenditures were reported as of October 29, 2015, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[7]
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]
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Key deadlines[edit]
The following dates were key deadlines for the 2015 Washington school board elections:[9][10]
| Deadline | Event |
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| 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[edit]
- See also: Washington elections, 2015
Six statewide ballot measures appeared on the ballot alongside the school board election and other local elections.
Recent news[edit]
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See also[edit]
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Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Snohomish County Elections, "Candidates Who Have Filed," accessed May 26, 2015
- ↑ Snohomish County, Washington, "Snohomish County Local Voters’ Pamphlet: November 3, 2015 General Election," accessed October 26, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Snohomish County, Washington," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Snohomish County, "Past Election Results," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Snohomish County Auditor, "2013 Election Guide," May 21, 2013
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Search the Database: Local Candidates," accessed October 29, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Mini Campaign Reporting Disclosure Instructions," June 2014
- ↑ Clark County Elections, "2015 Elections Calendar," accessed January 23, 2015
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "2015 Key Reporting Dates for Candidates," accessed January 23, 2015
| 2015 Mukilteo School District Elections | |
| Snohomish County, Washington | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | District 1 : Incumbent, Michael Simmons
District 3 : Incumbent, Ron Johnson • Kyle Kennedy District 5 : Incumbent, John Gahagan |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
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