2020 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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2020 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
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Nominee Chris Reykdal Maia Espinoza
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,955,365 1,609,643
Percentage 54.57% 44.92%
Reykdal:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Espinoza:      40–50%      50–60%
Superintendent of Public Instruction before election

Chris Reykdal
Independent

 Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction

Chris Reykdal
Independent

The 2020 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the superintendent of public instruction of Washington, concurrently with the 2020 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 second term, defeating challenger Maia Espinoza with 55% of the vote.[1] While the race was officially non-partisan, Reykdal identified as a Democrat, while Espinoza identified as a Republican.[1]

Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, first elected in 2016 with 51% of the vote, ran for re-election to a second term in office.[2]

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

  • Ron Higgins, substitute teacher and retired engineer[4]
  • Stan Lippmann, perennial candidate[4]
  • David Spring, retired educator[4]
  • Dennis Wick, former member of the Snohomish School District board[4]

Endorsements

Chris Reykdal

Newspapers

Results

County results
  Reykdal
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Espinoza
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Higgins
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
Congressional district results
  Reykdal
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   60–70%
  Higgins
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
Blanket primary election results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal (incumbent) 898,951 40.24
Nonpartisan Maia Espinoza 564,674 25.28
Nonpartisan Ron Higgins 456,879 20.45
Nonpartisan Dennis Wick 121,425 5.44
Nonpartisan David Spring 111,176 4.98
Nonpartisan Stan Lippmann 71,395 3.20
Write-in 9,571 0.43
Total votes 2,234,071 100.00

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Maia Espinoza
Organizations

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Chris
Rekydal		 Maia
Espinoza		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[22][A] October 14–15, 2020 610 (LV) ± 4% 30% 23% 47%

Debates

2020 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chris Reykdal Maia Espinoza
1 Sep. 18, 2020 Washington State Wire YouTube P P
2 Sep. 25, 2020 City Inside/Out Brian Callahan YouTube P P
3 Oct. 23, 2020 Rainier Avenue Radio Kiantha Duncan
Taylor-Corrine Benton		 YouTube P P

Results

2020 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal (incumbent) 1,955,365 54.57
Nonpartisan Maia Espinoza 1,609,643 44.92
Write-in 17,957 0.50
Total votes 3,582,965 100.00
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[24] Chris Reykdal

Democratic

 Maia Espinoza

Republican

 Write-in

Various

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Adams 2,205 42.31% 2,976 57.10% 31 0.59% -771 -14.79% 5,212
Asotin 5,207 51.71% 4,788 47.55% 75 0.74% 419 4.16% 10,070
Benton 42,973 46.95% 48,069 52.51% 495 0.54% -5,096 -5.57% 91,537
Chelan 18,927 50.54% 18,354 49.01% 170 0.45% 573 1.53% 37,451
Clallam 21,958 52.04% 20,064 47.55% 171 0.41% 1,894 4.49% 42,193
Clark 111,891 49.28% 113,428 49.96% 1,739 0.77% -1,537 -0.68% 227,058
Columbia 986 48.22% 1,032 50.46% 27 1.32% -46 -2.25% 2,045
Cowlitz 24,637 47.37% 27,030 51.97% 347 0.67% -2,393 -4.60% 52,014
Douglas 8,397 44.83% 10,213 54.52% 122 0.65% -1,816 -9.69% 18,732
Ferry 1,546 41.46% 2,156 57.82% 27 0.72% -610 -16.36% 3,729
Franklin 11,796 40.20% 17,470 59.54% 78 0.27% -5,674 -19.34% 29,344
Garfield 628 50.85% 600 48.58% 7 0.57% 28 2.27% 1,235
Grant 14,331 43.65% 18,334 55.84% 166 0.51% -4,003 -12.19% 32,831
Grays Harbor 16,907 51.05% 16,031 48.41% 178 0.54% 876 2.65% 33,116
Island 24,091 51.95% 22,055 47.56% 229 0.49% 2,036 4.39% 46,375
Jefferson 13,164 60.94% 8,334 38.58% 103 0.48% 4,830 22.36% 21,601
King 688,203 64.54% 374,581 35.13% 3,567 0.33% 313,622 29.41% 1,066,351
Kitsap 72,954 52.86% 64,327 46.61% 728 0.53% 8,627 6.25% 138,009
Kittitas 11,109 49.18% 11,391 50.42% 90 0.40% -282 -1.25% 22,590
Klickitat 5,358 47.72% 5,777 51.46% 92 0.82% -419 -3.73% 11,227
Lewis 17,698 44.72% 21,636 54.67% 244 0.62% -3,938 -9.95% 39,578
Lincoln 2,638 42.78% 3,499 56.74% 30 0.49% -861 -13.96% 6,167
Mason 16,221 50.75% 15,448 48.33% 295 0.92% 773 2.42% 31,964
Okanogan 9,119 49.52% 9,163 49.76% 133 0.72% -44 -0.24% 18,415
Pacific 6,310 52.58% 5,516 45.97% 174 1.45% 794 6.62% 12,000
Pend Oreille 3,236 44.47% 3,975 54.62% 66 0.91% -739 -10.16% 7,277
Pierce 200,845 49.01% 206,786 50.46% 2,142 0.52% -5,941 -1.45% 409,773
San Juan 6,957 61.44% 4,335 38.28% 32 0.28% 2,622 23.15% 11,324
Skagit 32,098 51.46% 29,933 47.99% 343 0.55% 2,165 3.47% 62,374
Skamania 3,094 50.01% 3,023 48.86% 70 1.13% 71 1.15% 6,187
Snohomish 205,763 52.36% 185,506 47.20% 1,731 0.44% 20,257 5.15% 393,000
Spokane 125,665 48.96% 129,034 50.28% 1,955 0.76% -3,369 -1.31% 256,654
Stevens 10,123 41.61% 13,998 57.54% 207 0.85% -3,875 -15.93% 24,328
Thurston 84,199 55.50% 66,411 43.78% 1,089 0.72% 17,788 11.73% 151,699
Wahkiakum 1,313 51.33% 1,237 48.36% 8 0.31% 76 2.97% 2,558
Walla Walla 13,892 49.75% 13,914 49.83% 118 0.42% -22 -0.08% 27,924
Whatcom 66,322 53.52% 57,249 46.20% 350 0.28% 9,073 7.32% 123,921
Whitman 9,821 52.71% 8,703 46.71% 109 0.58% 1,118 6.00% 18,633
Yakima 42,783 49.48% 43,267 50.04% 419 0.48% -484 -0.56% 86,469
Totals 1,955,365 54.57% 1,609,643 44.92% 17,957 0.50% 345,722 9.65% 3,582,965

By congressional district

Reykdal won seven of ten congressional districts.[25]

District Reykdal Espinoza Representative
1st 54% 46% Suzan DelBene
2nd 54% 45% Rick Larsen
3rd 49% 51% Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th 47% 53% Dan Newhouse
5th 49% 51% Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th 54% 46% Derek Kilmer
7th 74% 26% Pramila Jayapal
8th 51% 49% Kim Schrier
9th 60% 40% Adam Smith
10th 51% 49% Denny Heck (116th Congress)
Marilyn Strickland (117th Congress)

Notes

References

External links

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