2018 State Superintendent Race

Ybarra and Dillon scrape for campaign dollars

The two Republican candidates for state superintendent combined to raise only $8,600 in the second half of 2017. Meanwhile, Democrats are still searching for a candidate of their own.

Ybarra reprimands one of her directors

Chuck Zimmerly sent an email to superintendents seeking campaign support just three hours after Ybarra told Idaho EdNews she was holding off on launching her re-election bid in order to focus on her job.

Dillion is ready to run, Ybarra’s on hold

State Supt. Sherri Ybarra had not updated her election website since 2014 — until Idaho EdNews pointed out misleading information on Wednesday. Her answer was she’s not yet launched a campaign.