District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2018
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| District of Columbia Board of Education |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline:August 8, 2018 |
| General: November 6, 2018 Pre-election incumbent(s): Regular election Laura Wilson Phelan (Ward 1) Ruth Wattenberg (Ward 3) Mark Jones (Ward 5) Joe Weedon (Ward 6) Special election Vacant (Ward 4) |
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| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in District of Columbia |
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Washington, D.C. held an election for four of the nine seats on thestate board of education onNovember 6, 2018.
Emily Gasoi won the open Ward 1 seat, incumbentRuth Wattenberg won re-election to Ward 3,Zachary Parker won the open Ward 5 seat, andJessica Sutter defeated incumbentJoe Weedon in Ward 6.
A special election was called for December 4, 2018, to replaceLannette Woodruff after she resigned from the Ward 4 seat.[1]
The races, which were called "symbolic battlegrounds over the future of public education" by theWashington Post, saw over $150,000 poured into them. By August, the candidates had received more in contributions than candidates received in the full election cycle in the previous school board election.
Former D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty took away most of the board's power in 2007 and placed the appointment of most education positions in the hands of the mayor. But in 2018 the board election was held in the midst of the council considering two bills that would have removed some of that authority from the mayor's office.
One would have established the Office of State Superintendent for Education as an independent agency, extending the superintendent's term from four to six years. It would have taken away the mayor's ability to remove the superintendent and give the superintendent authority to hire his or her own personnel. Another proposal would have transferred control of the agency from mayor to the State Board of Education.[2][3] Neither moved beyond a public hearing in December 2018.[4][5]
Washington, D.C., also held elections formayor, city council, attorney general, and shadow U.S. senator and representative.Click here for more information about those races.Click here for more information about the Washington, D.C., United States House of Representatives election.
Candidates and election results
Regular election
Ward 1
General election
General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1
Emily Gasoi defeatedJason Andrean andCallie Kozlak in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Emily Gasoi (Nonpartisan) | 53.2 | 14,597 |
 | Jason Andrean (Nonpartisan) | 31.2 | 8,547 | |
 | Callie Kozlak (Nonpartisan) | 14.7 | 4,027 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 252 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 27,423 | ||
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Ward 3
General election
General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3
IncumbentRuth Wattenberg defeatedDora Currea in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ruth Wattenberg (Nonpartisan) | 68.8 | 19,097 |
| Dora Currea (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 8,320 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 334 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 27,751 | ||
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Ward 5
General election
General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5
Zachary Parker defeatedAdrian Jordan andWilliam Lewis in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Zachary Parker (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 14,558 |
| Adrian Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 34.8 | 9,692 | ||
| William Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 11.7 | 3,246 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 331 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 27,827 | ||
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Ward 6
General election
General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6
Jessica Sutter defeated incumbentJoe Weedon in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jessica Sutter (Nonpartisan) | 61.9 | 22,843 | |
 | Joe Weedon (Nonpartisan) | 36.8 | 13,580 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 484 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 36,907 | ||
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Special election
Ward 4
A special election for the Ward 4 seat was called for December 4, 2018, afterLannette Woodruff resigned her position.[1]
General election
Special general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4
Frazier O'Leary Jr. defeatedRhonda Henderson,Elani Lawrence, andRyan Tauriainen in the special general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frazier O'Leary Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 2,456 |
| Rhonda Henderson (Nonpartisan) | 37.7 | 2,035 | ||
| Elani Lawrence (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 583 | ||
 | Ryan Tauriainen (Nonpartisan) | 5.6 | 303 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 17 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,394 | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also:District of Columbia elections, 2018
See also
- Elections
- Elections calendar
- United States Senate elections, 2018
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2018
- State executive official elections, 2018
- State legislative elections, 2018
- State judicial elections, 2018
- Mayoral election in Washington, D.C. (2018)
- Municipal elections in Washington, D.C. (2018)
- United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.1District of Columbia Board of Elections, "DCBOE Certified Ward 4 Seat Vacancy on State Board of Education," accessed August 27, 2018
- ↑The Washington Post, "Why is so much money flowing into D.C.’s school board races?," October 6, 2018
- ↑The Washington Post, "The D.C. school system has made enormous progress. These bills would set it back.," September 30, 2018
- ↑[http://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B22-0947?FromSearchResults=trueCouncil of the District of Columbia, "B22-0947 - Office of the State Superintendent of Education Amendment Act of 2018," accessed April 11, 2019
- ↑[http://lims.dccouncil.us/Legislation/B22-0952?FromSearchResults=trueCouncil of the District of Columbia, "B22-0952 - State Education Agency Independence Amendment Act of 2018," accessed April 11, 2019
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