Updated: LSSD Bond Measure Fails

For the first time since the 1980's, voters failed to approve a Lake Stevens School District funding measure, as LSSD's $314 million bond fell short of 60% requirement

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Update Nov. 6 — Snohomish County Elections processed another 2000+ ballots Wednesday but the percentages remain unchanged. The measure has failed.

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LAKE STEVENS - For the first time since the 1980s, voters apparently rejected a Lake Stevens School District (LSSD)  bond measure, with the district’s $314 million offering going down to apparent defeat after failing to reach the necessary 60% threshold in numbers released by Snohomish County Elections yesterday. 

As of 5:00 pm Tuesday, 16,356 votes had been cast for the bond measure, with 9,187 voting to approve - a total that came up 627 votes short of the sixty percent threshold. Overcoming that deficit with the majority of ballots accounted for is unlikely. Results will be updated again today at 5:00 pm.

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The community has typically been extremely supportive of district measures. Voters approved bonds in 2016 and 2005. The last time an LSSD bond