Special district · Washington State
Public Utility Dist 1 — Public Utility District, Mason County WA
Public Utility Dist 1 is a public utility district in Mason county, Washington. It supplies electricity, water or broadband.
Not the same as the other district numbered 1 in Mason County. Mason also has Cemetery Dist 1, Public Hospital Dist 1, Public Utility Dist 1-1, Public Utility Dist 1-2, Public Utility Dist 1-3. These are separate governments with separate boards, budgets and ballots — sharing a number does not make them one district.
Last checked 2026-08-07
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About this district
It supplies electricity, water or broadband.
| Type | Public Utility District |
|---|---|
| Number | 1 |
| County | Mason |
| Voting precincts | 7 |
| Official name | PUBLIC UTILITY DIST 1 |
| State district code | UTL230001 |
Source WA Secretary of State district and precinct files · as of 2026-08-07 · district record
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Recent elections
Election records the state publishes for this district. Board members are elected in odd-numbered years.
| Year | Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | John Purvis | 21,853 | Won, unopposed |
| 2024 | Phyllis Bernard | 15,360 | Won |
| 2024 | Ken Simpson | 14,638 | — |
| 2024 | John R. Zeimantz | 4,900 | Won, unopposed |
| 2024 | Johnny Janda &Quot;jack" | 1,690 | Won, unopposed |
| 2022 | Ken Hays | 14,238 | Won |
| 2022 | Will Purser | 13,806 | — |
| 2022 | Garry Rosman | 4,414 | Won, unopposed |
| 2022 | Seth Coffman | 4,365 | Won, unopposed |
| 2022 | Mike Sheetz | 1,590 | Won, unopposed |
| 2020 | Rick Paschall | 16,428 | Won |
| 2020 | Patti Morris | 14,935 | — |
| 2020 | Grant Wagner | 5,077 | Won, unopposed |
| 2020 | Ron Gold | 1,486 | Won, unopposed |
15 of the 20 races on record here drew no opponent. An unopposed race still appears on the ballot and still has to be certified. It is ordinary for special districts rather than a sign of anything.
Source WA Secretary of State election results · as of 2026-08-07 · 20 races on record
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Other districts in Mason County
See every special district in Mason County — fire, school, water, port, hospital, cemetery and park districts, and which of them share a number.
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Common questions
What is Public Utility Dist 1?
A public utility district in Mason county, Washington, governed by an elected board of commissioners or directors. It supplies electricity, water or broadband.
Who runs Public Utility Dist 1?
Recent elected officials include John Purvis, Phyllis Bernard, John R. Zeimantz.
Is this the same as the other District 1 in Mason County?
No. Mason County also has Cemetery Dist 1, Public Hospital Dist 1, Public Utility Dist 1-1 and Public Utility Dist 1-2. They are separate governments with separate boards, budgets and ballots.
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What this page will not compute
Each of these is a number a reader might reasonably expect. None of them follow from the records we hold, so we do not publish them.
- What it levies, or spends
- Special districts set their own levies and budgets, and those filings are held by each county assessor rather than in any state-wide dataset. Nothing here is a financial figure.
- Who currently sits on the board
- We show election records where a district name matched one, which is 54% of them. A matched election tells you who won that race, not who holds the seat today — boards fill vacancies by appointment between elections, and those appointments are not published centrally.
- Where its boundary runs
- The register gives a precinct count, not a shape. Two districts of the same type in one county can be adjacent or nowhere near each other, and this page cannot tell you which.
Cite this page
This is public-records reporting. Use it, and say where it came from.
“Public Utility Dist 1 — Public Utility District, Mason County WA,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-09. https://washingtonindependents.org/district/mason-pud-1/
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Where this page comes from
Every figure above is read from a primary source and rebuilt on a schedule. Nothing here is modelled or inferred; where a source is silent the page says so rather than filling the gap.
- WA Secretary of State — district and precinct files
- https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/
- WA Secretary of State — election results
- https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results.aspx