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![Knight, Mary M.](https://cdn1.historyit.com/iiif/2/5edfd98ccc4f69.54593064/65428dc980c977.99155819.png/full/360,/0/default.jpg?no_errors=1)
Mary M. Knight, a Democrat, was elected County Superintendent of Schools in Mason County, Washington in 1900. She was re-elected to a second term two years later. In 1906 Knight was elected to the position once more, and re-election in 1908. Knight returned to the office in 1916, and successfully won another term in 1918.