Elk Cemetery
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Becky Shannon | 523 | 76.46% |
| Steven Queener | 161 | 23.54% |
* 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
Becky Shannon
- Age:
- 49
- City:
- Elk, Washington
Education: Graduated from Riverside High School in Deer Park. Two years at Spokane Community College.
Work experience: A professional carpenter for around 30 years, starting in the trade at age 17. Currently a carpentry project manager in Spokane.
Political experience: Advocated for workforce development in Olympia as a part of her job with Spokane Home Builders.
Family: Married to Bill Shannon. Has four kids.
Campaign finance: None.
Complete Coverage
The living and dead of Spokane’s rural cemeteries
When Spokane County absorbed the townships within its boundaries in 1974, six of them – Spangle, Greenwood, Moran, Elk, Milan and Waverly – applied to form their own cemetery districts. Supported by property taxes in the districts, the cemeteries and their caretakers live on today.
Sign of the times? Rural cemetery commissioner who says position is nonpolitical challenged by opponent focused on Trump
A retired special education teacher is running a “satirical campaign to basically out-Trump Trump” for a position on the Elk Cemetery commissioners board, challenging the community service-driven incumbent who helped her mom dig graves at the same cemetery when she was growing up.