The ETASV was proud to host this year’s Western States Electrical Contest at our state-of-the-art training center. We welcomed 18 contestants from across California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, to compete in six events: the written exam, residential wiring, motor control written, motor control hands-on, material identification, and conduit bending.
The hands-on events were judged on accuracy and detail, with speed factoring in to break a tie. Local 332’s contestant, Matt Baptista, took home the first-place prize for the material identification event. The overall first-place winner, Molly Muller of Local 280 in Oregon, was the first woman ever to win the contest since it began in 1963.
Prizes were generously donated by our sponsor, Platt Electric. The first-place winner of each individual event won $100; prizes for the overall winners were $800 for first place, $650 for second, and $450 for third.
