2004 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

none January 2026 2004 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election Washington (state) presidential no 2000 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election 2000 2008 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election 2008 2004 11 2 Terry Bergeson Independent politician 1,293,560 55.51% Judith Billings Independent politician 1,036,912 44.49% 275px County results Bergeson: #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70%Billings: #BDBDBD 50–60% Superintendent of Public Instruction Terry Bergeson Independent politician Terry Bergeson Independent politician 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.https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/bergeson-retains-job-as-school-chief-1158372.php While the race was officially non-partisan, both Bergeson and Billings identified as Democrats.https://www.spokesman.com/stories/1996/oct/22/munro-pritchard-endorse-bergeson-for/ Munro, Pritchard Endorse Bergeson For Superintendent October 22, 1996 Spokesman.comhttps://www.edweek.org/education/news-in-brief-3/1996/06 News In Brief Washington state schools Superintendent Judith A. Billings said this month that she will not run for Congress. Ms. Billings, a Democrat, had contemplated a challenge for Republican Rep. Randy Tate’s seat in the U.S. House. June 19, 1996 Primary election Due to the nonpartisan nature of the office, this was the only Washington election in 2004 that had a nonpartisan primary in which all candidates were listed on the same ballot, with the top two advancing to the general election if no candidate received a majority of the vote in the primary.https://www.chronline.com/stories/billings-seeks-superintendents-office-again,238825 The primary election was held on September 14.Reed asks voters to participate in state primaries September 8, 2004 https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2004/sep/08/reed-asks-voters-to-participate-in-state-primaries/ Candidates Advanced to general Terry Bergeson, incumbent state superintendent (1997–2009)https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2004/sep/13/candidates-for-state-superintendent-on-wasl/ Judith Billings, former state superintendent (1989–1997)https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/former-state-school-chief-billings-to-run-for-her-1149904.php Eliminated in primary John Blair, perennial candidate and former high school teacherhttps://dailyastorian.com/2004/09/12/democrat-challenges-incumbent-for-pacific-county-commission/ David Blomstrom, perennial candidate Juanita Doyon, activist KumRoon Maksirisombat, educator Results Blanket primary election resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=66&c=&c2=&t=2&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results September 2004 Primary Reed Sam Sam Reed September 14, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 31, 2026 Nonpartisan politician Terry Bergeson (incumbent) 366,200 36.24 Nonpartisan politician Judith Billings 355,973 35.22 Nonpartisan politician John Blair 91,914 9.10 Nonpartisan politician Juanita Doyon 86,454 8.55 Nonpartisan politician KumRoon Maksirisombat 55,679 5.51 Nonpartisan politician David Blomstrom 54,370 5.38 1,010,590 100.00 General election Endorsements Terry Bergeson Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20041031/wraped31/the-seattle-times-endorses- The Seattle Times endorses ... Editorial Board The Seattle Times October 31, 2004 The Seattle Times January 31, 2026 Results 2004 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=67&c=&c2=&t=960&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2004 General Superintendent of Public Instruction Reed Sam Sam Reed November 2, 2004 Secretary of State of Washington January 31, 2026 Nonpartisan politician Terry Bergeson (incumbent) 1,293,560 55.51 Nonpartisan politician Judith Billings 1,036,912 44.49 2,330,472 100.00 Washington State Democratic Party By county +County resultsCountyTerry Bergeson DemocraticJudith Billings DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams2,45657.20%1,83842.80%61814.39%4,294Asotin4,51364.56%2,47735.44%2,03629.13%6,990Benton32,39660.31%21,32139.69%11,07520.62%53,717Chelan12,27951.22%11,69248.78%5872.45%23,971Clallam15,87956.33%12,31043.67%3,56912.66%28,189Clark81,45261.72%50,51838.28%30,93423.44%131,970Columbia1,09462.55%65537.45%43925.10%1,749Cowlitz20,39858.16%14,67341.84%5,72516.32%35,071Douglas5,48348.68%5,78151.32%-298-2.65%11,264Ferry1,51757.14%1,13842.86%37914.27%2,655Franklin7,55757.28%5,63542.72%1,92214.57%13,192Garfield62059.50%42240.50%19819.00%1,042Grant12,61157.90%9,16942.10%3,44215.80%21,780Grays Harbor12,72152.78%11,38347.22%1,3385.55%24,104Island17,87958.24%12,82041.76%5,05916.48%30,699Jefferson8,50855.29%6,87944.71%1,62910.59%15,387King380,08053.88%325,38146.12%54,6997.75%705,461Kitsap56,81856.10%44,46543.90%12,35312.20%101,283Kittitas7,07752.52%6,39747.48%6805.05%13,474Klickitat4,25359.90%2,84740.10%1,40619.80%7,100Lewis13,91652.35%12,66947.65%1,2474.69%26,585Lincoln2,71258.17%1,95041.83%76216.34%4,662Mason12,40959.07%8,59840.93%3,81118.14%21,007Okanogan7,07854.33%5,94945.67%1,1298.67%13,027Pacific4,63856.47%3,57543.53%1,06312.94%8,213Pend Oreille2,88756.79%2,19743.21%69013.57%5,084Pierce137,20751.87%127,29948.13%9,9083.75%264,506San Juan4,34855.45%3,49444.55%85410.89%7,842Skagit24,45256.24%19,02443.76%5,42812.49%43,476Skamania2,37558.60%1,67841.40%69717.20%4,053Snohomish138,63255.77%109,95644.23%28,67611.54%248,588Spokane98,61358.67%69,48141.33%29,13217.33%168,094Stevens9,29258.27%6,65541.73%2,63716.54%15,947Thurston53,84255.41%43,32544.59%10,51710.82%97,167Wahkiakum1,04560.76%67539.24%37021.51%1,720Walla Walla11,53761.44%7,24038.56%4,29722.88%18,777Whatcom38,46155.47%30,87644.53%7,58510.94%69,337Whitman7,85755.57%6,28344.43%1,57411.13%14,140Yakima36,66856.54%28,18743.46%8,48113.08%64,855Totals1,293,56055.51%1,036,91244.49%256,64811.01%2,330,472 References Superintendent of Public Instruction Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election Category:2004 state constitutional officer elections in the United States