District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2018
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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 the state board of education on November 6, 2018.
Emily Gasoi won the open Ward 1 seat, incumbent Ruth Wattenberg won re-election to Ward 3, Zachary Parker won the open Ward 5 seat, and Jessica Sutter defeated incumbent Joe Weedon in Ward 6.
A special election was called for December 4, 2018, to replace Lannette Woodruff after she resigned from the Ward 4 seat.[1]
The races, which were called "symbolic battlegrounds over the future of public education" by the Washington 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 for mayor, 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 defeated Jason Andrean and Callie 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 | ||
| Total votes: 27,423 | |||
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Ward 3
General election
General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3
Incumbent Ruth Wattenberg defeated Dora 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 | ||
| 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 defeated Adrian Jordan and William 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 | ||
| 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 incumbent Joe 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 | ||
| 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, after Lannette Woodruff resigned her position.[1]
General election
Special general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4
Frazier O'Leary Jr. defeated Rhonda Henderson, Elani Lawrence, and Ryan 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 | ||
| 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 District 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=true Council 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=true Council of the District of Columbia, "B22-0952 - State Education Agency Independence Amendment Act of 2018," accessed April 11, 2019
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