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Cheney School Board, District 2

Election Results

Candidate Votes Pct
Elizabeth Winer 5,107 64.65%
Jessica Davis 2,792 35.35%

* 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

Elizabeth Winer

Age:
42
City:
Cheney, Washington

Education: Graduated Garber High School in Michigan in 2002. Graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor's in secondary education in 2007. Graduated from University of Findlay with a master’s in education in 2013.

Work Experience: 14 years of teaching full time. Currently a high school science teacher at Insight School of Washington an online school based in Tacoma since 2018. Previously taught four years at a career and technical high school and two years at a traditional high school in Ohio.

Political Experience: Appointed to board in June 2023.

Family: Married to Mike Winer. They have two children in Cheney School District.

Campaign Finance: Raised $1,180.00, spent $1,005 as of Sept. 29, 2025, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission.

Jessica Davis

Age:
38
City:
Cheney, Washington

Education: One year at Eastern Washington University. Siuslaw High School in Florence, Oregon.

Work Experience: Co-owner of Wolffy's in Airway Heights. Volunteer firefighter with Airway Heights Fire Department.

Political Experience: First run for office.

Family: Married to Dustin Davis. They have five children in the district.

Campaign Finance: No donations or expenditures reported as of Sept. 29, 2025.

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