Most incumbents have strong leads against their challengers. They're poised to win in every contested race except for one in the Riverside School District, where a 25-year veteran will be ousted by a first-timer.
WASHINGTON
Spokane School District 81
DIRECTOR POSITION 4
Hilary Kozel (58.31%)
Jessica Anundson (40.01%)
Kozel and Anundson didn't have strong points of differentiation, except that Kozel was already on the school board.
Central Valley School District
DIRECTOR DISTRICT 2
Brandon Arthur (40.52%)
Allen Skidmore (58.40%)
DIRECTOR DISTRICT 5
Pam Orebaugh (50.93%)
Mark Bitz (48.61%)
This is closest school board race across Spokane County. Orebaugh is currently the school board director. The school board awarded Bitz CVSD's Teacher of the Year in 2023.
Cheney School District
DIRECTOR DISTRICT 1
Mark Scott (70.01%)
Kyle Belock (28.60%)
DIRECTOR DISTRICT 2
Elizabeth Winer (66.01%)
Jessica Davis (32.19%)
Mead School District
DIRECTOR DISTRICT 1
Tim Woodworth (56.86%)
Martin Kolodrub (42.19%)
This is the only school district race featuring two first-time candidates. Woodworth was endorsed by former Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers and current Mead School Board members Michael Cannon, BrieAnne Gray, and Alan Nolan.
Reardan Edwall School District
DIRECTOR 5
Rose Krause (55.98%)
Mark E. Lassman (36.97%)
Riverside School District
DIRECTOR DISTRICT 1
Gary Vanderholm (35.70%)
Sarah Ramsden (61.31%)
Vanderholm has been on the Riverside School Board for 25 years. Ramsden is a licensed speech pathologist who has worked for the school district and has four children who have attended the district, too.
IDAHO
Coeur d'Alene School District
TRUSTEE ZONE 1
Rick Rasmussen (63.85%)
Michael Burns (36.15%)
TRUSTEE ZONE 4
Lesli Bjerke (87.08%)
Tom Sanner (Certified Write-in) (7.89%)
Lakeland Joint School District
TRUSTEE ZONE 4 (Kootenai)
David Quimby (55.67%)
Chris W. Beaty (44.33%)
TRUSTEE ZONE 5 (Kootenai)
Allison Burnett (52.64%)
Jeff Brodhead (47.36%)
Post Falls School District
TRUSTEE ZONE 1
Neil Uhrig (59.45%)
Brad Harmon (40.55%)
TRUSTEE ZONE 5
Kelli Johnson (71.34%)
Thomas Barrett Jr. (28.66%)
