School board incumbents on Kootenai County's west side had mixed results during Tuesday night's election, while the Plummer-Worley supplemental school levy proposal was soundly defeated.

In the Post Falls School Board Race for Zone 5 - east of Highway 41 and east of Greensferry to Mullan in the Ponderosa Elementary area - challenger Carol Goodman edged incumbent Julie Hunt 231-220.

"I went out and talked to a lot of people," said Goodman, who owns Full Throttle Auto. "I found that a lot of people agreed with me with my conservative principles and fiscal responsibility.

"I'm excited about being on the board and I hope to accomplish good things. I'm not looking to go in and shake everything and turn everything around. I just want to serve and see what areas I'll be able to help."

Goodman said she believes getting out and meeting voters made a bigger difference in her win than an endorsement by the Kootenai County Reagan Republicans. She also made calls to voters on Tuesday night, urging them to vote.

"I had a feeling it would be close and it was," Goodman said. "But I had a good feeling about it."

Hunt is a part-time accountant and semi-retired.

In the race for the Zone 1 seat in Post Falls, Glorie Ward, who was also endorsed by the Reagan Republicans, defeated Dave Paul 194-112. The zone is south of the Spokane River and west of McGuire and Howell.

Ward said she thought her race would be closer.

The seat is currently held by Steve Gobin, who did not seek re-election. Paul, regional director for USDA's Risk Management Agency in Spokane, served on the board from 2003 to 2011 before being ousted by Bonnie Beaulieu in Zone 3. This was Ward's first time running for public office.

"This will be a whole new world to me," said Ward, referring to serving on the board. "But I'm no stranger to education. I'll just getting another view of it now."

Ward, wife of Jeff Ward, treasurer of the local Reagan Republicans, is working toward a psychology degree and had a daughter graduate from Post Falls High in 2010.

A care team coordinator for a home health agency, Ward said getting out and meeting people was the key to her win.

"I met everybody I could and hoped for the best," she said. "The key was relationships. People wanted to get to know who their candidates were. I met as many people as I could, knocked on doors and answered a lot of questions. People want to know more than a name."

She said she's looking forward to serving.

"I'm looking forward to talking with parents and staff to make sure we can give Post Falls the best education we can," she said.

Balance North Idaho, a political action committee, endorsed Paul and Hunt. Those candidates were also supported by the Post Falls Education Association, the teachers' union.

In the lone race in Lakeland, incumbent Brian Wallace, business manager at the East Valley School District in Spokane, defeated Neil Uhrig, who is a school resource officer for Post Falls Police, for the Zone 4 seat. Wallace had 51 votes and Uhrig 32. The zone serves Hauser and the Rathdrum Prairie north of Post Falls.

Wallace said he expected a tight race because Uhrig is a "good guy" and both candidates have children in the district. But he said he believes his experience made the difference.

"People in the area know me from being inside the schools," said Wallace, who has served for four years. "I look forward to steady improvement at Lakeland."

In the Plummer-Worley two-year supplemental levy vote, 206 (66 percent) voted no compared to 106 in support.

The proposal was for $550,000 per year ($1.1 million total).

If the levy had passed with a 50 percent plus one vote, property taxes on an $80,000 home would have increased $7.73 per month. With a $100,000 home, the increase would have been $9.67 per month.

In a race for a seat on the Alpine Meadows Water and Sewer Board north of Hayden in the Rimrock area, write-in Toni Sumerlin edged Melissa De Motte 10-9.