Washoe County School District elections (2018)
- General election: Nov. 6
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9 (mail), Oct. 16 (in-person), or Oct. 18 (online)
- Early voting: Oct. 20 - Nov. 2
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 6
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: No
- Poll times: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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Three seats on the Washoe County School District school board in Nevada were up for general election on November 6, 2018. The primary election was held on June 12, 2018.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Washoe County School District school board consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. Members in Districts A, B, C, D, and E represent specific geographic districts while Districts F and G are elected by the entire district. The candidate filing deadline was March 16, 2018.
Candidates and results
District B
General election
General election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B
Ellen Minetto defeated Dian Vanderwell in the general election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ellen Minetto (Nonpartisan) | 61.5 | 16,127 |
 | Dian Vanderwell (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 10,116 | |
| Total votes: 26,243 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B
Ellen Minetto and Dian Vanderwell defeated David Morlet in the primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District B on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ellen Minetto (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 3,923 |
| ✔ | | Dian Vanderwell (Nonpartisan) | 29.9 | 2,892 |
| David Morlet (Nonpartisan) | 29.5 | 2,855 | |
| Total votes: 9,670 | |||
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District C
General election
General election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District C
Andrew Benjamin Caudill defeated incumbent Debra Feemster in the general election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees District C on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Andrew Benjamin Caudill (Nonpartisan) | 52.5 | 16,892 |
| Debra Feemster (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 15,312 | |
| Total votes: 32,204 | |||
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District F (At-large)
General election
General election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees At-Large District F
Jacqueline Calvert defeated Jeff Church in the general election for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees At-Large District F on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jacqueline Calvert (Nonpartisan) | 54.5 | 39,313 |
 | Jeff Church (Nonpartisan) | 45.5 | 32,870 | |
| Total votes: 72,183 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees At-Large District F
Jeff Church and Jacqueline Calvert defeated Ryan Gonda in the primary for Washoe County School District Board of Trustees At-Large District F on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Church (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 9,248 |
| ✔ | | Jacqueline Calvert (Nonpartisan) | 34.1 | 8,971 |
| Ryan Gonda (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 8,107 | |
| Total votes: 26,326 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Nevada elections, 2018
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About the district
- See also: Washoe County School District, Nevada
The Washoe County School District is located in Nevada. The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 65,682 students.[1]
Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Nevada. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Nevada with 47.9 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 45.5 percent. In presidential elections between 1868 and 2016, Nevada voted Republican 51 percent of the time and Democratic 46 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, Nevada voted Democratic three times and Republican the other two.[2]
Presidential results by legislative district
The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in Nevada. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]
| In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 26 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 28.9 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 25 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 25.4 points. |
| In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 16 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 15.9 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 17 out of 42 state Assembly districts in Nevada with an average margin of victory of 18.6 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections. |
| 2016 Presidential Results by State Assembly District ' | |||||||
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| District | Obama | Romney | 2012 Margin | Clinton | Trump | 2016 Margin | Party Control |
| 1 | 59.65% | 38.79% | D+20.9 | 54.86% | 39.16% | D+15.7 | D |
| 2 | 45.76% | 52.78% | R+7 | 45.88% | 48.54% | R+2.7 | R |
| 3 | 65.83% | 31.97% | D+33.9 | 60.31% | 33.47% | D+26.8 | D |
| 4 | 48.41% | 49.77% | R+1.4 | 43.93% | 49.61% | R+5.7 | R |
| 5 | 52.62% | 45.70% | D+6.9 | 49.81% | 44.25% | D+5.6 | D |
| 6 | 89.89% | 8.89% | D+81 | 83.44% | 12.33% | D+71.1 | D |
| 7 | 72.76% | 25.61% | D+47.2 | 68.59% | 26.44% | D+42.2 | D |
| 8 | 58.99% | 39.23% | D+19.8 | 55.42% | 38.87% | D+16.6 | D |
| 9 | 54.89% | 43.49% | D+11.4 | 52.31% | 42.20% | D+10.1 | D |
| 10 | 62.90% | 35.09% | D+27.8 | 60.50% | 33.78% | D+26.7 | D |
| 11 | 80.64% | 17.55% | D+63.1 | 76.81% | 17.89% | D+58.9 | D |
| 12 | 56.63% | 41.71% | D+14.9 | 53.09% | 41.24% | D+11.9 | D |
| 13 | 45.00% | 53.30% | R+8.3 | 39.24% | 54.33% | R+15.1 | R |
| 14 | 70.55% | 27.50% | D+43.1 | 67.12% | 27.32% | D+39.8 | D |
| 15 | 67.95% | 29.82% | D+38.1 | 62.90% | 31.41% | D+31.5 | D |
| 16 | 67.97% | 29.82% | D+38.2 | 63.11% | 31.10% | D+32 | D |
| 17 | 66.36% | 32.12% | D+34.2 | 62.77% | 31.02% | D+31.8 | D |
| 18 | 65.03% | 32.82% | D+32.2 | 58.77% | 34.72% | D+24.1 | D |
| 19 | 44.50% | 53.69% | R+9.2 | 38.58% | 55.27% | R+16.7 | R |
| 20 | 60.16% | 37.75% | D+22.4 | 55.55% | 37.95% | D+17.6 | D |
| 21 | 54.03% | 44.10% | D+9.9 | 49.38% | 44.25% | D+5.1 | D |
| 22 | 44.38% | 54.03% | R+9.7 | 42.60% | 51.43% | R+8.8 | R |
| 23 | 39.08% | 59.36% | R+20.3 | 35.83% | 58.89% | R+23.1 | R |
| 24 | 68.08% | 28.93% | D+39.2 | 62.88% | 28.04% | D+34.8 | D |
| 25 | 46.00% | 52.24% | R+6.2 | 43.91% | 48.03% | R+4.1 | R |
| 26 | 42.68% | 55.58% | R+12.9 | 41.90% | 49.78% | R+7.9 | R |
| 27 | 57.50% | 39.97% | D+17.5 | 51.40% | 39.33% | D+12.1 | D |
| 28 | 79.15% | 19.02% | D+60.1 | 75.38% | 19.70% | D+55.7 | D |
| 29 | 50.34% | 47.68% | D+2.7 | 46.36% | 46.99% | R+0.6 | D |
| 30 | 59.91% | 37.99% | D+21.9 | 51.98% | 39.77% | D+12.2 | D |
| 31 | 48.53% | 49.48% | R+1 | 42.78% | 48.68% | R+5.9 | D |
| 32 | 34.67% | 62.22% | R+27.6 | 26.42% | 65.50% | R+39.1 | R |
| 33 | 22.32% | 74.64% | R+52.3 | 17.83% | 73.52% | R+55.7 | R |
| 34 | 57.37% | 40.92% | D+16.5 | 54.26% | 39.76% | D+14.5 | D |
| 35 | 53.05% | 45.22% | D+7.8 | 50.75% | 43.41% | D+7.3 | D |
| 36 | 36.56% | 60.43% | R+23.9 | 30.42% | 63.55% | R+33.1 | R |
| 37 | 47.06% | 51.39% | R+4.3 | 45.75% | 48.97% | R+3.2 | R |
| 38 | 31.80% | 65.63% | R+33.8 | 22.91% | 69.75% | R+46.8 | R |
| 39 | 36.00% | 61.91% | R+25.9 | 29.98% | 62.86% | R+32.9 | R |
| 40 | 43.28% | 54.08% | R+10.8 | 37.91% | 53.28% | R+15.4 | R |
| 41 | 53.81% | 44.39% | D+9.4 | 50.66% | 43.60% | D+7.1 | D |
| 42 | 64.36% | 33.83% | D+30.5 | 58.83% | 35.75% | D+23.1 | D |
| Total | 52.36% | 45.68% | D+6.7 | 47.92% | 45.50% | D+2.4 | - |
| Source: Daily Kos | |||||||
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data, file ccd_lea_052_1414_w_0216161a, 2014-2015," accessed November 16, 2016
- ↑ 270towin.com, "Nevada," accessed August 3, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017
| Washoe County School District elections in 2018 | |
| Washoe County, Nevada | |
| Election date: | November 6, 2018 |
| Important information: | What was at stake? |
