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District of Columbia State Board of Education election, 2026

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2024
District of Columbia State Board of Education
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Election details
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 the District of Columbia State Board of Education on November 3, 2026.

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

Candidates and election results

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

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  • Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies

Ward 1

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Ward 3

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Ward 5

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

Ward 6

There are no official 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

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.


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

Incumbent Jacque 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

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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

Incumbent Allister 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

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 incumbent Frazier 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

Total votes: 33,702
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Ward 7

General election

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

Incumbent Eboni-Rose Thompson defeated Toni Criner and Charles 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

Total votes: 33,093
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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

Total votes: 23,883
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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

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 defeated Michael 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

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 defeated Carisa Stanley Beatty and Nina 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

Total votes: 24,315
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Ward 6

General election

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

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

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

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

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 defeated Sarah Mehrotra, James Harnett, and Christopher 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

Total votes: 23,385
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Ward 4

General election

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

Incumbent Frazier 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

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 incumbent Karen Williams, Dontrell Smith, and Charles 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

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 defeated Ryan Washington and LaJoy 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

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 defeated Jason Andrean and Callie 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

Total votes: 27,423
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Ward 3

General election

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

Incumbent Ruth Wattenberg defeated Dora 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

Total votes: 27,751
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Ward 4

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

General election

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

Frazier O'Leary Jr. defeated Rhonda Henderson, Elani Lawrence, and Ryan 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

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 defeated Adrian Jordan and William 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

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 incumbent Joe 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

Total votes: 36,907
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Footnotes

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