Special district · Washington State
Cemetery District No. 2 (Yelm) — Cemetery District, Thurston County WA
Cemetery District No. 2 (Yelm) is a cemetery district in Thurston county, Washington. It maintains public cemeteries.
Not the same as the other district numbered 2 in Thurston County. Thurston also has Port Commissioner District No. 2, PUD Commissioner District No. 2. 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 maintains public cemeteries.
| Type | Cemetery District |
|---|---|
| Number | 2 |
| County | Thurston |
| Voting precincts | 28 |
| Official name | CEMETERY DISTRICT NO. 2 (YELM) |
| State district code | CEM310002 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tracie Choate | 4,928 | Won, unopposed |
| 2025 | Kim Harmon | 4,609 | Won, unopposed |
| 2025 | Jesse Kellems | 3,137 | Won |
| 2025 | Angela Taylor | 1,618 | — |
| 2025 | Lisa Declercque | 1,093 | — |
| 2023 | Kristen Colt | 3,395 | Won, unopposed |
| 2021 | Judith M. Cusick | 3,584 | Won, unopposed |
| 2019 | Clay Williams | 3,461 | Won |
| 2019 | Kevin Bonagofski | 930 | — |
5 of the 8 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 · 8 races on record
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Other districts in Thurston County
See every special district in Thurston 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 Cemetery District No. 2 (Yelm)?
A cemetery district in Thurston county, Washington, governed by an elected board of commissioners or directors. It maintains public cemeteries.
Who runs Cemetery District No. 2 (Yelm)?
Recent elected officials include Tracie Choate, Kim Harmon, Jesse Kellems.
Is this the same as the other District 2 in Thurston County?
No. Thurston County also has Port Commissioner District No. 2 and PUD Commissioner District No. 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.
“Cemetery District No. 2 (Yelm) — Cemetery District, Thurston County WA,” WashingtonIndependents.org, data as of 2026-08-07, accessed 2026-08-08. https://washingtonindependents.org/district/thurston-cemetery-2/
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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