Spokane School Board Position 4
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Hilary Kozel | 33,048 | 59.37% |
| Jessica Anundson | 22,618 | 40.63% |
* 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.
Results by Precinct
About the Race
The Candidates
Hilary Kozel
- Age:
- 55
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Residence: South Hill
Education: Graduated from Moscow High School in 1988. Graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelor’s in communication and a minor in Spanish in 1993.
Work Experience: Currently a stay-at-home parent. President of the parent teacher group at Sacajawea Middle School from 2019 to 2021. Sat on the citizen’s advisory committee of Spokane Public Schools. Served in the Wilson Elementary parent teacher group from 2011 to 2018. Worked in banking from 1993 to 2005, first in Boise then Lewiston where she trained tellers, worked in real estate servicing and portfolio acquisition.
Political Experience: First run for office. Appointed to the Spokane Public Schools board in 2023.
Family: Married to Zack Kozel and has two kids who graduated from the district.
Campaign Finance: Has reported raising over $10,200 as of Oct. 1, 2025, including a $1,200 donation from the state teachers union’s political action committee, $250 each from Spokane Public Schools Board President Nikki Otero Lockwood and board member Mike Wiser.
Jessica Anundson
- Age:
- 42
- City:
- Spokane, Washington
Residence: Moran Prairie
Education: Graduated from Bellingham High School in 2002. Graduated from Evergreen State College in 2006 with a bachelor’s focused on public policy and community development. Graduated from the University of Redlands in 2014 with a master’s in business administration in sustainable systems.
Work Experience: Has worked on the systems team at the Healthcare Training Fund since 2025. Worked at Geospatial Innovations from 2015 to 2025 in positions from marketing to business development to customer engagement. Worked as a technical coach at Northwest Mutual in 2014.
Political Experience: First run for office. Was vice chair of the Spokane County Democrats in 2012 and treasurer in 2018. Served as a precinct committee officer from 2016 to 2020. Coached campaigners for Washington Conservation Voters in 2008. Has worked on several democratic political campaigns in the region.
Family: Married to Blair Anundson and has one son who attends a school in the district.
Campaign Finance: Reported raising over $7,000 as of Sept. 21, 2025, including a $500 donation from City Council President Betsy Wilkerson.
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