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Spokane School Board Seat 5

Election Results

Candidate Votes Pct
Mike Wiser 28,043 57.05%
Ericka Lalka 17,173 34.94%
David Voltz 3,936 8.01%

* 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.

About The Race

The Candidates

Mike Wiser

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wiserforschoolboard.com
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Ericka Lalka

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friendsofericka.com
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Complete Coverage

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