Spokane City Council District 3 (Northwest)
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Zappone | 13,399 | 54.25% |
| Christopher Savage | 11,298 | 45.75% |
* 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.
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About the Race
The Candidates
Zack Zappone
- Age:
- 35
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from North Central High School in 2009. Earned bachelor’s degree in American studies from Georgetown University. Earned teaching certificate from the University of Washington in 2014. Earned master’s degree in public affairs from Princeton University in 2019.
Work experience: Social studies teacher at North Central High School, 2021 to present. Worked as a Kennewick Public School middle school teacher, 2013-2016. Was a Fulbright English teaching fellow at Columbia University, 2016-2017. Worked as substitute teacher in Spokane Public Schools, 2019-2021. Worked as Better Health Together program manager, 2020-2021. Serves as president of North Central Alumni Association.
Political experience: Elected to Spokane City Council in 2021. Serves on the boards of the Spokane Transit Authority, Association of Washington Cities and Visit Spokane. Previously served on the board of the Spokane Regional Transportation board.
Family: Partner Tyler Colean. Two children.
Campaign finance: Reported raising nearly $67,200 as of Oct. 6, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Donors include the Washington Education Association Political Action Committee, the Spokane Firefighters Union PAC, Avista, Spokane City Council President Betsy Wilkerson, Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown, Spokane City Councilwoman Kitty Klitzke, former Spokane City Council members Jon Snyder and Ryan Oelrich, former Spokane County Democratic Party Chairman Tom Keefe and former state Sen. Majority Leader Andy Billig.
Christopher Savage
- Age:
- 35
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Education: Graduated from North Central High School in 2009. Completed some coursework at Western Washington University.
Work Experience: Works as DeVries courier, 2024-present. Worked as warehouse manager at a Project Beauty Share facility, 2021-2024. Previously worked as pizza delivery driver, security guard and as Lyft driver.
Political experience: Lost bids for Spokane City Council in 2019, 2021, 2023. Serves as Balboa/South Indian Trail Community Assembly representative, 2018-present. Served as vice chair of the Admin Committee for Community Assembly, 2020-2022; vice chair of Spokane Salary Review Commission, 2018-2021; board member for Meals on Wheels, 2020-present, including as president of the board, 2023-2024; secretary commissioner for Spokane Water Conservancy Commission, 2021-2023; commissioner on the Spokane County Water Conservancy Commission, 2019-2023.
Family: Single. No children.
Campaign finance: Reported raising nearly $86,000 as of Oct. 6, according to the PDC. Donors include former City Council members Bob Apple and Steve Corker, former NBA player John Stockton and his wife, Nada Stockton, Mark and Pam Walker of Walker’s Furniture, the Washington Multi Family Housing Association, the Rental Housing Association of Washington, major property owner Alvin Wolff Jr., the Spokane Home Builders Association PAC, the Washington Association of Realtors PAC and developer Larry Stone.
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