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District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2020

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Election details
Filing deadline: August 5, 2020
General: November 6, 2020

Pre-election incumbent(s):
Ashley MacLeay (At-large)
Jack Jacobson (Ward 2)
Frazier O'Leary (Ward 4)
Karen Williams (Ward 7)
Markus Batchelor (Ward 8)
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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District of Columbia
executive elections
Board of Education (5 seats)

Municipal elections

Washington, D.C. held an election for five of the nine seats on thestate board of education onNovember 3, 2020. The candidate filing deadline was August 5, 2020.

The seats up for election included At-large memberAshley MacLeay, Ward 2 memberJack Jacobson, Ward 4 memberFrazier O'Leary, Ward 7 memberKaren Williams, and Ward 8 memberMarkus Batchelor.

Candidates

At-large

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education At-large

The following candidates ran in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jacque Patterson
Jacque Patterson (Nonpartisan)
 
32.1
 
83,782
Image of Mysiki Valentine
Mysiki Valentine (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
19.4
 
50,610
Dorothy Douglas (Nonpartisan)
 
18.3
 
47,865
Ravi Perry (Nonpartisan)
 
11.3
 
29,529
Christopher W. Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
10.6
 
27,619
Troy Murphy (Nonpartisan)
 
6.8
 
17,789
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.5
 
4,023

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 261,217
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Ward 2

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 2

Allister Chang defeatedSarah Mehrotra,James Harnett, andChristopher Etesse in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Allister Chang
Allister Chang (Nonpartisan)
 
48.3
 
11,296
Sarah Mehrotra (Nonpartisan)
 
33.9
 
7,938
Image of James Harnett
James Harnett (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
11.6
 
2,704
Christopher Etesse (Nonpartisan)
 
5.2
 
1,211
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.0
 
236

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 23,385
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Ward 4

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4

IncumbentFrazier O'Leary Jr. won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frazier O'Leary Jr.
Frazier O'Leary Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
97.3
 
32,352
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
913

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Total votes: 33,265
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Ward 7

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 7

Eboni-Rose Thompson defeated incumbentKaren Williams,Dontrell Smith, andCharles Boston in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 7 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eboni-Rose Thompson
Eboni-Rose Thompson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.7
 
13,853
Image of Karen Williams
Karen Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
26.1
 
8,659
Dontrell Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
24.3
 
8,079
Image of Charles Boston
Charles Boston (Nonpartisan)
 
7.1
 
2,364
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
260

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Total votes: 33,215
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Ward 8

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 8

Carlene Reid defeatedRyan Washington andLaJoy Johnson-Law in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 8 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carlene Reid
Carlene Reid (Nonpartisan)
 
46.5
 
13,155
Ryan Washington (Nonpartisan)
 
27.1
 
7,660
Image of LaJoy Johnson-Law
LaJoy Johnson-Law (Nonpartisan)
 
25.7
 
7,275
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
226

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There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 28,316
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