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2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

The 2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the superintendent of public instruction of Washington, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal was re-elected to a third term, defeating challenger David Olson with 53% of the vote. While the race was officially non-partisan, Reykdal identified as a Democrat, while Olson identified as a Republican.

Background

Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, first elected in 2016 with 51% of the vote and re-elected in 2020 with 55% of the vote, ran for re-election to a third term in office.

Primary election

Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two advance to the general election.

Candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • John Blair, perennial candidate and former high school teacher
  • Reid Saaris, founder of nonprofit Equal Opportunity Schools and former teacher

Withdrew

Endorsements

Polling

Forum

Results

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Debates

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

By congressional district

Reykdal won six of ten congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Olson, including two that elected Democrats.

Notes

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References

External links

Official campaign websites