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Election(s)

2024 General Election

November 5, 2024

Superintendent of Public Instruction

David Olson
Chris Reykdal (incumbent)

2024 Primary Election

August 6, 2024

Superintendent of Public Instruction

David Olson ✔

Clark County
37.77% 45,970 votes ✔
Overall
31.06% 539,322 votes ✔

John Patterson Blair

Clark County
4.70% 5,720 votes
Overall
5.08% 88,140 votes

Chris Reykdal ✔

Clark County
32.99% 40,155 votes ✔
Overall
39.44% 684,967 votes ✔

Reid Saaris

Clark County
24.54% 29,868 votes
Overall
24.00% 416,764 votes

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Incumbent Chris Reykdal, left, and challenger David Olson are running for superintendent of public instruction in Washington.

A clash over local control in the race to run Washington’s public schools

Incumbent Chris Reykdal, left, and challenger David Olson are running for superintendent of public instruction in Washington.

October 15, 2024, 6:05am Election FreeUpdated 2 days ago

In the race to oversee Washington’s public schools, incumbent superintendent Chris Reykdal has sought to frame challenger David Olson as a far-right extremist with Trumpian values — a charge that Olson vehemently denies. Read story