2020 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

2020 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
 
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. While the race was officially non-partisan, Reykdal identified as a Democrat, while Espinoza identified as a Republican.