Published: Tuesday, November 8, 2011
School board races: Marysville voters ousting incumbent
Marysville School Board incumbent Darci Becker appeared to be lagging behind in her bid for a second full term Tuesday night. Becker's opponent, Pete Lundberg, was leading with 55.7 percent of the vote. He is the interim principal this school year at Centennial Middle School in the Snohomish School District. Becker had about 43.7 percent of the vote.
The Director District No. 3 seat was the only contested race for the Marysville School District.
School board races also were being decided in Edmonds, Arlington, Mukilteo, Monroe and Sultan.
Edmonds
Edmonds voters kept one incumbent and selected one new board member.
In the first race, Gary Noble, who has been on the school board for eight years, had nearly 77 percent of the votes tallied Tuesday night over political newcomer Boe Lindgren, with 23 percent.
Noble said he wanted to serve for one more term.
In the race to fill the position now held by Patrick Shields, Diana White was leading with nearly 64 percent of the vote while Mark Dillan had 36 percent.
Neither Dillan nor White have held political office before.
White, 46, has been an active community volunteer, including participation in after-school math and algebra clubs, working as a board member of the Hazel Miller Foundation, an Edmonds-based nonprofit, and as a chore volunteer for Catholic Community Services.
Mukilteo
In the Mukilteo School District, Mike Simmons was leading Bruce Jackson for the Director District No. 1 school board seat.
Simmons, a Boeing manager, had 70 percent of the vote Tuesday night. Jackson, a data architect at Seattle Children's Hospital, earned 29 percent of the vote.
Arlington
Dentist Jeff Huleatt, 56, appears to be headed for a third term on the Arlington School Board.
His challenger, retired teacher Jerry Twitchell, 64, tallied 40 percent of the vote to Huleatt's 59.5 percent Tuesday evening.
Twitchell, a former teacher at the now-closed Trafton Elementary School, decided to run in part because of his concerns about how the school board handled the decision on Trafton. The school was shuttered in 2010 by the board, which cited budget constraints for the closure.
Huelatt's campaign centered on returning to the board to finish projects to improve the district.
Monroe
Incumbent Debra Kolrud lagged behind management consultant Nancy Truitt Pierce. Truitt Pierce had 52 percent while Kolrud had 48 percent.
In a second race, Katy Woods appears to be winning the seat left by Jamie Wright. Woods, a bank manager for Whidbey Island Bank, led Tuesday night with 65 percent of the vote. Jennifer Van de Wouwer, who runs a children's home day care, had 34 percent.
Sultan
Sultan School Board incumbent Steven Fox was leading Tuesday night with 67 percent of the votes tallied. His challenger, Paul Briganti had 32 percent.
This was the only contested race. Apple orchard owner Ed Husmann had 56 percent. His opponent, Charlie Weaver, had withdrawn after the deadline but he still managed to get 43 percent of the vote.
Herald reporters Amy Daybert, Alejandro Dominguez and Gale Fiege also contributed to this report.
Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486 or salyer@heraldnet.com
The Director District No. 3 seat was the only contested race for the Marysville School District.
School board races also were being decided in Edmonds, Arlington, Mukilteo, Monroe and Sultan.
Edmonds
Edmonds voters kept one incumbent and selected one new board member.
In the first race, Gary Noble, who has been on the school board for eight years, had nearly 77 percent of the votes tallied Tuesday night over political newcomer Boe Lindgren, with 23 percent.
Noble said he wanted to serve for one more term.
In the race to fill the position now held by Patrick Shields, Diana White was leading with nearly 64 percent of the vote while Mark Dillan had 36 percent.
Neither Dillan nor White have held political office before.
White, 46, has been an active community volunteer, including participation in after-school math and algebra clubs, working as a board member of the Hazel Miller Foundation, an Edmonds-based nonprofit, and as a chore volunteer for Catholic Community Services.
Mukilteo
In the Mukilteo School District, Mike Simmons was leading Bruce Jackson for the Director District No. 1 school board seat.
Simmons, a Boeing manager, had 70 percent of the vote Tuesday night. Jackson, a data architect at Seattle Children's Hospital, earned 29 percent of the vote.
Arlington
Dentist Jeff Huleatt, 56, appears to be headed for a third term on the Arlington School Board.
His challenger, retired teacher Jerry Twitchell, 64, tallied 40 percent of the vote to Huleatt's 59.5 percent Tuesday evening.
Twitchell, a former teacher at the now-closed Trafton Elementary School, decided to run in part because of his concerns about how the school board handled the decision on Trafton. The school was shuttered in 2010 by the board, which cited budget constraints for the closure.
Huelatt's campaign centered on returning to the board to finish projects to improve the district.
Monroe
Incumbent Debra Kolrud lagged behind management consultant Nancy Truitt Pierce. Truitt Pierce had 52 percent while Kolrud had 48 percent.
In a second race, Katy Woods appears to be winning the seat left by Jamie Wright. Woods, a bank manager for Whidbey Island Bank, led Tuesday night with 65 percent of the vote. Jennifer Van de Wouwer, who runs a children's home day care, had 34 percent.
Sultan
Sultan School Board incumbent Steven Fox was leading Tuesday night with 67 percent of the votes tallied. His challenger, Paul Briganti had 32 percent.
This was the only contested race. Apple orchard owner Ed Husmann had 56 percent. His opponent, Charlie Weaver, had withdrawn after the deadline but he still managed to get 43 percent of the vote.
Herald reporters Amy Daybert, Alejandro Dominguez and Gale Fiege also contributed to this report.
Sharon Salyer: 425-339-3486 or salyer@heraldnet.com
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