Spokane School Board, Position 3
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Melissa Bedford | 29,537 | 57.12% |
| Daryl Geffken | 22,173 | 42.88% |
* 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
Melissa Bedford
- Age:
- 38
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in education, specializing in Literacy Studies, all from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Political experience: First run for office.
Work experience: Former public school teacher (elementary); current education professor at Eastern Washington University.
Family: Partner; no children
Campaign contributions: Raised $25,100 as of Oct. 13. Contributors include the Washington Education Association ($2,000), Washington State Democrats ($1,947), Spokane Regional Labor Council ($500), Spokane City Councilwoman Betsy Wilkerson ($250).
Daryl Geffken
- Age:
- 51
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from Shorewood High School in Shoreline, Washington. Earned bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Washington, master's in Divinity from Multnomah Biblical Seminary and doctorate in Leadership and Organizational Theory from Gonzaga University.
Political experience: First run for office.
Work experience: Currently a financial planner at D.A. Davidson. Served as a youth pastor in Portland, in Bremerton and at First Presbyterian Church in Spokane. Adjunct professor in student development at Gonzaga and Eastern Washington universities.
Family: Married. Two children.
Campaign contributions: Raised $16,900 as of Oct. 13. Contributors include: Pyrotek ($1,000), retired president and CEO of Clearwater Paper Corp. Linda Massman ($1,000), former Spokane Airport Board Chairman David Clack ($250) and former candidate for Spokane School Board Katey Treloar ($250).
Complete Coverage
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