2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

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2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election
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November 5, 2024
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Nominee Chris Reykdal David Olson
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,746,848 1,543,550
Percentage 52.77% 46.63%
Reykdal:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Olson:      50–60%      60–70%
Superintendent of Public Instruction before election

Chris Reykdal
Independent

 Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction

Chris Reykdal
Independent

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.[1] While the race was officially non-partisan, Reykdal identified as a Democrat, while Olson identified as a Republican.[2]

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.[3]

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[5]
  • Reid Saaris, founder of nonprofit Equal Opportunity Schools and former teacher[4]

Withdrew

Endorsements

David Olson

Political parties

Reid Saaris

Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Chris
Reykdal		 John
Blair		 David
Olson		 Reid
Saaris		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[16][A] July 24–25, 2024 581 (LV) ± 4.0% 14% 4% 7% 2% 74%

Forum

2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election candidate forum
No. Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chris Reykdal John Blair Chad Magendanz David Olson Reid Saaris
1[17] May 20, 2024 League of Women Voters
of Washington		 Renee Radcliff Sinclair TVW N N P P P

Results

County results
  Reykdal
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Olson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
Congressional district results
  Reykdal
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Olson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
Blanket primary election results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal (incumbent) 702,227 39.30
Nonpartisan David Olson 557,822 31.22
Nonpartisan Reid Saaris 427,788 23.94
Nonpartisan John Blair 91,410 5.12
Write-in 7,404 0.41
Total votes 1,786,651 100.00

General election

Post-primary endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Chris
Reykdal		 David
Olson		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[20][A] October 16–17, 2024 571 (LV) ± 4.1% 21% 18% 61%

Debates

2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction general election debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chris Reykdal David Olson
1 Sep. 18, 2024 Association of Washington Business Renee Radcliff Sinclair TVW P P
2 Sep. 26, 2024 Washington State Debate Coalition Kellyanna Brooking
Venice Buhain
John Hopperstad
Sami West		 TVW P P
3 Oct. 5, 2024 League of Women Voters
of Washington		 Ann Dornfeld TVW P P

Results

2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election[21]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal (incumbent) 1,746,848 52.77 –1.80
Nonpartisan David Olson 1,543,550 46.63 +1.71
Write-in 19,932 0.60 +0.10
Total votes 3,310,330 100.00 N/A
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[22] Chris Reykdal

Democratic

 David Olson

Republican

 Write-in

Various

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Adams 1,542 32.97% 3,072 65.68% 63 1.35% -1,530 -32.71% 4,677
Asotin 3,816 40.19% 5,613 59.12% 66 0.70% -1,797 -18.93% 9,495
Benton 36,399 41.51% 50,826 57.96% 467 0.53% -14,427 -16.45% 87,692
Chelan 15,618 44.87% 19,007 54.61% 180 0.52% -3,389 -9.74% 34,805
Clallam 19,434 48.78% 20,253 50.84% 152 0.38% -819 -2.06% 39,839
Clark 106,328 47.40% 116,201 51.80% 1,815 0.81% -9,873 -4.40% 224,344
Columbia 668 32.60% 1,361 66.42% 20 0.98% -693 -33.82% 2,049
Cowlitz 19,150 38.36% 30,441 60.98% 330 0.66% -11,291 -22.62% 49,921
Douglas 7,049 39.56% 10,661 59.84% 107 0.60% -3,612 -20.27% 17,817
Ferry 1,283 37.48% 2,127 62.14% 13 0.38% -844 -24.66% 3,423
Franklin 10,348 38.23% 16,607 61.35% 114 0.42% -6,259 -23.12% 27,069
Garfield 402 35.92% 715 63.90% 2 0.18% -313 -27.97% 1,119
Grant 10,150 32.43% 21,006 67.12% 142 0.45% -10,856 -34.69% 31,298
Grays Harbor 13,678 43.77% 17,369 55.59% 200 0.64% -3,691 -11.81% 31,247
Island 22,821 52.46% 20,378 46.85% 299 0.69% 2,443 5.62% 43,498
Jefferson 13,419 64.07% 7,430 35.48% 95 0.45% 5,989 28.60% 20,944
King 625,058 65.69% 321,418 33.78% 5,099 0.54% 303,640 31.91% 951,575
Kitsap 66,824 51.15% 63,106 48.30% 719 0.55% 3,718 2.85% 130,649
Kittitas 9,059 42.18% 12,252 57.05% 164 0.76% -3,193 -14.87% 21,475
Klickitat 4,457 40.46% 6,488 58.89% 72 0.65% -2,031 -18.44% 11,017
Lewis 13,524 35.65% 24,190 63.77% 220 0.58% -10,666 -28.12% 37,934
Lincoln 1,978 32.43% 4,081 66.90% 41 0.67% -2,103 -34.48% 6,100
Mason 12,875 42.43% 17,204 56.70% 263 0.87% -4,329 -14.27% 30,342
Okanogan 7,992 44.80% 9,742 54.60% 107 0.60% -1,750 -9.81% 17,841
Pacific 5,122 44.56% 6,295 54.77% 77 0.67% -1,173 -10.21% 11,494
Pend Oreille 2,387 33.39% 4,703 65.79% 58 0.81% -2,316 -32.40% 7,148
Pierce 180,464 47.54% 196,911 51.87% 2,223 0.59% -16,447 -4.33% 379,598
San Juan 6,911 66.28% 3,445 33.04% 71 0.68% 3,466 33.24% 10,427
Skagit 27,562 47.86% 29,739 51.64% 283 0.49% -2,177 -3.78% 57,584
Skamania 2,384 40.01% 3,523 59.12% 52 0.87% -1,139 -19.11% 5,959
Snohomish 181,910 51.75% 167,722 47.71% 1,889 0.54% 14,188 4.04% 351,521
Spokane 111,729 46.27% 128,086 53.04% 1,665 0.69% -16,357 -6.77% 241,480
Stevens 7,222 29.52% 17,089 69.86% 150 0.61% -9,867 -40.34% 24,461
Thurston 80,037 55.33% 63,566 43.95% 1,041 0.72% 16,471 11.39% 144,644
Wahkiakum 1,056 41.79% 1,456 57.62% 15 0.59% -400 -15.83% 2,527
Walla Walla 11,678 46.21% 13,493 53.40% 98 0.39% -1,815 -7.18% 25,269
Whatcom 64,300 55.16% 51,807 44.45% 455 0.39% 12,493 10.72% 116,562
Whitman 8,716 51.54% 8,088 47.82% 108 0.64% 628 3.71% 16,912
Yakima 31,498 40.09% 46,079 58.64% 997 1.27% -14,581 -18.56% 78,574
Totals 1,746,848 52.77% 1,543,550 46.63% 19,932 0.60% 203,298 6.14% 3,310,330

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.[23]

District Reykdal Olson Representative
1st 55% 44% Suzan DelBene
2nd 54% 45% Rick Larsen
3rd 44% 55% Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
4th 40% 59% Dan Newhouse
5th 44% 55% Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress)
Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress)
6th 51% 48% Derek Kilmer (118th Congress)
Emily Randall (119th Congress)
7th 77% 22% Pramila Jayapal
8th 47% 52% Kim Schrier
9th 60% 39% Adam Smith
10th 52% 48% Marilyn Strickland

Notes

References

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