2004 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

2004 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
 
Nominee Terry Bergeson Judith Billings
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 1,293,560 1,036,912
Percentage 55.51% 44.49%

Bergeson:      50–60%      60–70%
Billings:      50–60%

Superintendent of Public Instruction before election

Terry Bergeson
Independent

Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction

Terry Bergeson
Independent

The 2004 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election was held on November 2, 2004, to elect the superintendent of public instruction of Washington, concurrently with the 2004 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 Terry Bergeson was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating former superintendent of public instruction Judith Billings. While the race was officially non-partisan, both Bergeson and Billings identified as Democrats.