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District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2026

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District of Columbia State Board of Education
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Filing deadline: March 18, 2026
Primary: June 16, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
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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 (4 seats)

District of Columbia is holding an election for four of nine seats on theDistrict of Columbia State Board of Education onNovember 3, 2026.

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia definesofficial candidates as people who:

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Ward 1

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Ward 3

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Ward 5

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Ward 6

There are noofficial candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.


Voting information

See also:Voting in District of Columbia

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.

2024

See also:District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2024

At-large

General election

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

IncumbentJacque Patterson won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education At-large on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jacque Patterson
Jacque Patterson (Nonpartisan)
 
97.3
 
229,406
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.7
 
6,277

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Total votes: 235,683
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ward 2

General election

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

IncumbentAllister Chang won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Allister Chang
Allister Chang (Nonpartisan)
 
98.0
 
26,418
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
532

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Total votes: 26,950
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Ward 4

General election

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

T. Michelle Colson defeated incumbentFrazier O'Leary Jr. in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of T. Michelle Colson
T. Michelle Colson (Nonpartisan)
 
54.3
 
18,293
Image of Frazier O'Leary Jr.
Frazier O'Leary Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
44.7
 
15,053
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
356

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,702
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Ward 7

General election

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

IncumbentEboni-Rose Thompson defeatedToni Criner andCharles Boston in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 7 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Eboni-Rose Thompson
Eboni-Rose Thompson (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
71.7
 
23,743
Image of Toni Criner
Toni Criner (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
19.5
 
6,439
Image of Charles Boston
Charles Boston (Nonpartisan)
 
7.7
 
2,545
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.1
 
366

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,093
Candidate Connection = candidate completed theBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ward 8

General election

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

LaJoy Johnson-Law won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 8 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of LaJoy Johnson-Law
LaJoy Johnson-Law (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
98.2
 
23,448
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
435

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

Total votes: 23,883
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2022

See also:District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2022

Ward 1

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1

Ben Williams won election in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ben Williams (Nonpartisan)
 
98.3
 
20,328
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
358

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

Total votes: 20,686
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ward 3

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3

Eric Goulet defeatedMichael Sriqui in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Eric Goulet (Nonpartisan)
 
53.3
 
14,033
Michael Sriqui (Nonpartisan)
 
46.0
 
12,113
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
206

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

Total votes: 26,352
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Ward 5

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5

Robert Henderson defeatedCarisa Stanley Beatty andNina O'Neill in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Robert Henderson (Nonpartisan)
 
49.9
 
12,144
Carisa Stanley Beatty (Nonpartisan)
 
30.3
 
7,361
Nina O'Neill (Nonpartisan)
 
18.9
 
4,584
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
226

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 24,315
Candidate Connection = candidate completed theBallotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
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Ward 6

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6

Brandon Best defeatedJoshua Wiley in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brandon Best
Brandon Best (Nonpartisan)
 
51.1
 
12,596
Joshua Wiley (Nonpartisan)
 
47.3
 
11,650
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
404

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

Total votes: 24,650
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2020

See also:District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2020

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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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 33,215
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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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2018

See also:District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2018

Ward 1

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1

Emily Gasoi defeatedJason Andrean andCallie Kozlak in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Emily Gasoi
Emily Gasoi (Nonpartisan)
 
53.2
 
14,597
Image of Jason Andrean
Jason Andrean (Nonpartisan)
 
31.2
 
8,547
Image of Callie Kozlak
Callie Kozlak (Nonpartisan)
 
14.7
 
4,027
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
252

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

Total votes: 27,423
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Ward 3

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3

IncumbentRuth Wattenberg defeatedDora Currea in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 3 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ruth Wattenberg
Ruth Wattenberg (Nonpartisan)
 
68.8
 
19,097
Dora Currea (Nonpartisan)
 
30.0
 
8,320
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
334

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Total votes: 27,751
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Ward 4

A special election for the Ward 4 seat was called for December 4, 2018, afterLannette Woodruff resigned her position.[1]

General election

Special general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4

Frazier O'Leary Jr. defeatedRhonda Henderson,Elani Lawrence, andRyan Tauriainen in the special general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 4 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Frazier O'Leary Jr.
Frazier O'Leary Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
45.5
 
2,456
Rhonda Henderson (Nonpartisan)
 
37.7
 
2,035
Elani Lawrence (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
583
Image of Ryan Tauriainen
Ryan Tauriainen (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
5.6
 
303
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
17

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

Total votes: 5,394
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Ward 5

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5

Zachary Parker defeatedAdrian Jordan andWilliam Lewis in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 5 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Zachary Parker
Zachary Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
52.3
 
14,558
Adrian Jordan (Nonpartisan)
 
34.8
 
9,692
William Lewis (Nonpartisan)
 
11.7
 
3,246
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.2
 
331

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

Total votes: 27,827
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Ward 6

General election

General election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6

Jessica Sutter defeated incumbentJoe Weedon in the general election for District of Columbia State Board of Education Ward 6 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jessica Sutter (Nonpartisan)
 
61.9
 
22,843
Image of Joe Weedon
Joe Weedon (Nonpartisan)
 
36.8
 
13,580
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
484

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Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 36,907
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