Spokane City Council District 3 (Northwest)
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Zappone | 10,494 | 50.63% |
| Mike Lish | 10,232 | 49.37% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
The Candidates
Zack Zappone
- Age:
- 34
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from North Central High School in Spokane in 2009. Graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree in American Studies with a minor in Spanish. Graduated with a master's degree in public affairs in 2019 from Princeton University. Earned teaching certificate from University of Washington.
Political experience: Ran as Democrat for state representative in 2020.
Work experience: Zappone was a middle school English and history teacher for three years at Park Middle School in Kennewick. Substitute teacher in Spokane Public Schools and Mead School District. Program manager for Better Health Together.
Family: Unmarried.
Campaign finance: Raised about $60,000 as of Oct. 1, including from the Spokane Regional Labor Council ($1,500, the Spokane Firefighters Union ($1,000), former Spokane City Council President Ben Stuckart ($500) and the Washington State Democratic Party Central Committee ($747).
Mike Lish
- Age:
- 45
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Liberty High School and Colorado School of Trades.
Political experience: First run for office.
Work experience: President of D.Lish's Hamburgers Inc.
Family: Married. Has two children aged 7 and 4.
Campaign finance: Raised about $64,000 as of Oct. 1, including from the Associated Builders and Contractors ($2,000), state Rep. Mike Volz ($1,000), developer Harley Douglass ($1,000) and the Spokane Police Guild ($1,000)
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