The Place to Go for School Board Election Results
Here's a link to the page on the King County Elections web site for results on Seattle School Board elections:
http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/elections/201111/respage36.aspx
Here's a link to the results for the Families and Education Levy (scroll to the bottom):
http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/elections/201111/respage29.aspx
These vote counts are scheduled to be updated once every business day at 4:30pm.
Here are the results as of November 14, 4:10pm
http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/elections/201111/respage36.aspx
Here's a link to the results for the Families and Education Levy (scroll to the bottom):
http://your.kingcounty.gov/elections/elections/201111/respage29.aspx
These vote counts are scheduled to be updated once every business day at 4:30pm.
Here are the results as of November 14, 4:10pm
| Director District No. 1 |
| Peter Maier | 59633 | 50.66% |
| Sharon Peaslee | 57686 | 49.00% |
| Write-in | 403 | 0.34% |
| Director District No. 2 |
| Sherry Carr | 62119 | 53.60% |
| Kate Martin | 53291 | 45.98% |
| Write-in | 483 | 0.42% |
| Director District No. 3 |
| Harium Martin-Morris | 69704 | 60.19% |
| Michelle Buetow | 45587 | 39.36% |
| Write-in | 525 | 0.45% |
| Director District No. 6 |
| Steve Sundquist | 54111 | 46.74% |
| Marty McLaren | 61129 | 52.81% |
| Write-in | 521 | 0.45% |
| Proposition No. 1 Regular Tax Levy Including Families and Education |
| LEVY, YES | 89711 | 61.85% |
| LEVY, NO | 55372 | 38.15% |
Comments
https://info.kingcounty.gov/
elections/mailballottracking.aspx
I dropped my ballot in the drop box this weekend, and it hasn't been counted yet.
DWE
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016720292_elexseaschoolboard09m.html
by Rosenthal
3 Seattle School Board incumbents leading; President Steve Sundquist in trouble
Powered by support from the Seattle teachers union, West Seattle challenger Marty McLaren led Seattle School Board President Steve Sundquist with 51 percent of the votes in initial returns. The other incumbents appeared headed for re-election.
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So what did the Teacher's Union do?
A friend of Seattle
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/11/07/up-to-21000-voters-may-not-have-received-ballots
Will any results be contested?
-JC.
The SEA endorsed two candidates - McLaren and Dunn. Dunn didn't make it past the primary. So much for the teachers' union "powering" a win.
Among the general public, McLaren was more electable from the start. She raised a little more than half as much money as Sundquist - something no other challenger accomplished. How many of those contributions were from teachers? I don't know, but probably not most of them.
Potter arrested
Buetow benefited from Vote the Moms and McLaren from labor - even the bus drivers endorsed her along with their main issues. That could have helped.
But I have a sneaking suspicion that if Sundquist had been running in District 3, Buetow's vote totals would have been a lot higher, and everybody would have been trying to pick apart her inexplicable success.
They did better with McLaren by pumping money into both her primary AND general election. Money matters.
I may be in the minority on this blog, but I think Martin-Morris least deserved re-election. He checked out except for his special interests. My 2nd choice, perhaps also a minority, was Sundquist going, so I am cautiously optimistic there. The man is all talk, no detail for West Seattle. The neighborhood is a mess thanks to his lack of involvement in the neighborhood enrollment specifics.
It will be interesting to see what the challengers do next. Peaslee is new to the district, Martin has her activist reputation and Buetow has young kids and a career. Will any remain active in district affairs? Whelan has been active on this blog after his primary loss. Anderson is suing the district over TFA. Espanza in West Seattle and Peaslee's other challenger in the primary have not been public to my knowledge.
My hope is Martin for her energy and Buetow for her communications background stay active somehow. I also hope Carr becomes stronger on the existing board. It is time for her to step it up.
-skeptical-
Helen Schinske (whose ballot isn't yet counted)
Ballots Cast/Registered Voters: * 104576 / 373975 27.96%
Director District No. 1
Peter Maier 42547 51.75%
Sharon Peaslee 39357 47.87%
Write-in 318 0.39%
Director District No. 2
Sherry Carr 44321 54.70%
Kate Martin 36321 44.83%
Write-in 378 0.47%
Director District No. 3
Harium Martin-Morris 49584 61.23%
Michelle Buetow 31003 38.28%
Write-in 398 0.49%
Director District No. 6
Steve Sundquist 38876 48.06%
Marty McLaren 41616 51.45%
Write-in 400 0.49%
Today I heard the school nurse at Franklin say that she's seen appx. 600 kids since the year started.
Her rooms are down the hall from my class -
PLEASE, Fellow Citizens -
Feel Good About YOUR Money
Feel Good About YOUR Vote
Because YOUR MONEY IS DOING GOOD.
R. Murphy
If it really hasn't been counted yet, It may be a while before the procrastinators are all in.
Helen Schinske
SolvayGirl
Helen Schinske