Issue Brief: In case you missed it: Florida school board election update
TOPLINE POINTS
- Florida held their primary elections on August 23, 2022.
- Nonpartisan school board candidates are placed on the primary election ballot. Any school board candidate winning a majority of votes in the first election is elected; if no candidate for school board wins a majority, then the top two winners are placed on the general election ballot for a runoff.
- The general election (runoff for the school board) is on November 8, 2022.
Below is a list of School Board election outcomes in the state of Florida in August 2022.
Important note: If your district school board member is a part of a run-off election, be sure to research them before heading to the polls. It is important to understand the values each candidate represents and vote for candidates that align with your values. A helpful place to start with candidate research is:
- Candidate webpage
- Candidate social media accounts
- Endorsements—who endorsed this candidate and do those people align with your values?
School Board Members Elected on August 23rd
| County | District | First Name | Last Name |
| Alachua County | 1 | Tina | Certain |
| Alachua County | 2 | Diyonne L. | McGraw |
| Alachua County | 3 | Sarah | Rockwell |
| Alachua County | 5 | Kay G. | Abbitt |
| Baker County | 2 | Jack | Baker Jr. |
| Baker County | 3 | Paula | Barton |
| Bay County | 2 | Ann | Leonard |
| Bay County | 3 | Christopher | Moore |
| Bay County | 5 | Steve | Moss |
| Bradford County | 1 | Sheila | Cummings |
| Bradford County | 2 | Gayle Shuford | Nicula |
| Bradford County | 5 | Lynn | Melvin |
| Brevard County | 1 | Megan | Wright |
| Brevard County | 5 | Katye | Campbell |
| Broward County | 4 | Lori Kim | Alhadeff |
| Broward County | 7 | Nora | Rupert |
| Charlotte County | 1 | Cara Marie | Reynolds |
| Charlotte County | 4 | John | LeClair |
| Citrus County | 1 | Thomas | Kennedy |
| Citrus County | 3 | John | Thrumston |
| Clay County | 1 | Erin | Skipper |
| Clay County | 4 | Michele E. | Hanson |
| Clay County | 5 | Ashley | Gilhousen |
| Columbia County | 1 | Narragansett | Smith |
| Columbia County | 3 | Cherie Dicks | Hill |
| Desoto County | 1 | Jami | Schueneman |
| Desoto County | 2 | Sharon T. | Goodman |
| Desoto County | 4 | Asena | Mott |
| Desoto County | 5 | Kelly | Mercer |
| Duval County | 2 | April | Carney |
| Duval County | 4 | Darryl | Willie |
| Duval County | 6 | Charlotte | Joyce |
| Escambia County | 1 | Kevin | Adams |
| Escambia County | 3 | David | Williams |
| Flagler County | 1 | Sally | Hunt |
| Flagler County | 4 | Christy | Chong |
| Gadsden County | 3 | Leroy | McMillan |
| Gilchrist County | 1 | Christie | McElroy |
| Gilchrist County | 3 | Michelle | Walker-Crawford |
| Gilchrist County | 5 | Dustin Deen | Lancaster |
| Glades County | 1 | Crystal W. | Drake |
| Glades County | 4 | Kimberly Lynn | Clement |
| Glades County | 5 | Patricia | Pearce |
| Hamilton County | 1 | Cheryl Deas | McCall |
| Hamilton County | 4 | Johnny | Bullard |
| Hamilton County | 5 | Sammy | McCoy |
| Hendry County | 3 | Amanda S. | Nelson |
| Hendry County | 5 | Jon | Basquin |
| Hernando County | 3 | Shannon L. | Rodriguez |
| Highlands County | 1 | Isaac | Durrance |
| Highlands County | 4 | Reese E. | Martin |
| Highlands County | 5 | Nicole | Radonski |
| Hillsborough County | 2 | Stacy | Hahn |
| Hillsborough County | 4 | Patricia | Rendon |
| Hillsborough County | 6 | Karen | Perez |
| Holmes County | 1 | Charley | Wilson |
| Holmes County | 3 | Natalie Motley | Miller |
| Holmes County | 5 | Leesa Manning | Lee |
| Indian River County | 1 | Gene | Posca |
| Indian River County | 4 | Teri Lee | Barenborg |
| Jackson County | 1 | Chephus D. | Granberry |
| Jackson County | 4 | Christopher M. | Johnson |
| Jackson County | 5 | Michael | Jackson |
| Jefferson County | 2 | Willie Ann | Dickey |
| Jefferson County | 3 | Brenda Bentley | Wirick |
| Jefferson County | 5 | Mags | Flynt |
| Lake County | 1 | William John | Mathias |
| Lake County | 3 | Marc Anthony | Dodd |
| Lake County | 5 | Stephanie Ann | Luke |
| Lee County | 5 | Armor | Persons |
| Leon County | 1 | Alva Swafford | Striplin |
| Leon County | 5 | Marcus Bernard | Nicolas |
| Levy County | 1 | Cameron | Asbell |
| Levy County | 3 | Ashley | Clemenzi |
| Levy County | 5 | Devin | Whitehurst |
| Liberty County | 3 | Darrel | Hayes |
| Liberty County | 4 | Jason | Singletary |
| Liberty County | 5 | Charles | Morris III |
| Madison County | 3 | VeEtta L. | Hagan |
| Manatee County | 4 | Wesley | Choate III |
| Manatee County | 5 | Richard William | Tatem |
| Marion County | 2 | Lori | Conrad |
| Marion County | 3 | Eric Ruben | Cummings |
| Marion County | 4 | Nancy | Thrower |
| Marion County | 5 | Sarah | James |
| Martin County | 1 | Christia Li | Roberts |
| Martin County | 3 | Jennifer | Russell |
| Martin County | 4 | Amy B. | Pritchett |
| Miami- Dade County | 2 | Dorothy | Bendross-Mindingall |
| Miami- Dade County | 4 | Roberto J. | Alonso |
| Miami- Dade County | 6 | Maria Teresa | Rojas |
| Miami- Dade County | 8 | Monica | Colucci |
| Monroe County | 1 | Darren M. | Horan |
| Monroe County | 4 | John | Dick |
| Monroe County | 5 | Sue | Woltanski |
| Nassau County | 5 | Lissa | Braddock |
| Okaloosa County | 1 | Lamar | White |
| Okaloosa County | 3 | Linda | Evanchyk |
| Okaloosa County | 5 | Diane | Kelley |
| Okeechobee County | 1 | Chistine Brennan | Bishop |
| Okeechobee County | 3 | Melisa | Jahner |
| Okeechobee County | 5 | Jill | Holcomb |
| Orange County | Chair | Teresa | Jacobs |
| Orange County | 1 | Angie | Gallo |
| Osceola County | 1 | Teresa | Castillo |
| Osceola County | 5 | Erika | Booth |
| Palm Beach County | 3 | Karen | Brill |
| Palm Beach County | 4 | Erica | Whitfield |
| Pasco County | 3 | Cynthia | Armstrong |
| Pasco County | 5 | Megan C. | Harding |
| Pinellas County | 2 | Lisa | Cane |
| Pinellas County | 7 | Caprice Johnson | Edmond |
| Polk County | 3 | Rick | Nolte |
| Polk County | 5 | Kay | Fields |
| Polk County | 6 | Justin | Sharpless |
| Putnam County | 1 | Holly H. | Pickens |
| Putnam County | 4 | Linda A. | Wagner |
| Putnam County | 5 | Phil | Leary |
| Santa Rosa County | 1 | Linda | Sanborn |
| Santa Rosa County | 3 | Carol | Boston |
| Sarasota County | 1 | Bridget | Ziegler |
| Sarasota County | 4 | Robyn A. | Marinelli |
| Sarasota County | 5 | Timothy | Enos |
| Seminole County | 1 | Kristine | Kraus |
| St. Johns County | 4 | Kelly Dawn | Barrera |
| St. Lucie County | 1 | Debbie Johnson | Hawley |
| St. Lucie County | 3 | Donna Maria | Mills |
| St. Lucie County | 5 | Troy | Ingersoll |
| Sumter County | 1 | Sally | Moss |
| Sumter County | 3 | David A. | Williams |
| Sumter County | 4 | Russell | Hogan |
| Sumter County | 5 | Kathie L. | Joiner-Robert |
| Volusia County | 5 | Ruben | Colon |
| Wakulla County | 3 | Jacob | Langston |
| Wakulla County | 5 | Laura | Lawhon |
| Walton County | 2 | Kim | Kirby |
| Walton County | 3 | William | Eddins Jr. |
| Walton County | 5 | Jason | Catalano |
| Washington County | 1 | Cynthia Johnson | Brown |
| Washington County | 4 | Will | Taylor |
| Washington County | 5 | Cheryl Ann | Williams |
School Board Runoff Elections on November 8th
| County | District | First Name | Last Name |
| Baker County | 4 | Amanda | Canaday |
| Baker County | 4 | Michele | Hodges |
| Brevard County | 2 | Erin | Dunne |
| Brevard County | 2 | Gene | Trent |
| Broward County | 1 | Rodney Gabriel | Velez |
| Broward County | 1 | Marie Murray | Martin |
| Broward County | 5 | Jeff | Holness |
| Broward County | 5 | Ruth | Carter-Lynch |
| Broward County | 6 | Steven R. | Julian |
| Broward County | 6 | Brenda | Fam |
| Broward County | 8 | Donna Pilger | Korn |
| Broward County | 8 | Allen Ridgdill | Zeman |
| Citrus County | 5 | Joseph | Faherty |
| Citrus County | 5 | Linda B. | Powers |
| Collier County | 1 | Jerry D. | Rutherford |
| Collier County | 1 | Jory Ellen | Westberry |
| Collier County | 3 | Kelly E. | Lichter |
| Collier County | 3 | Jen | Mitchell |
| Collier County | 5 | Timothy | Moshier |
| Collier County | 5 | Roy M. | Terry III |
| Columbia County | 5 | Hunter | Peeler |
| Columbia County | 5 | Elizabeth | Porter |
| Escambia County | 2 | Paul | Fetsko |
| Escambia County | 2 | Raymond | Guillory |
| Flagler County | 2 | Courtney | VandeBunte |
| Flagler County | 2 | Will | Furry |
| Gadsden County | 2 | Steve | Scott |
| Gadsden County | 2 | Rodney | Moore |
| Gadsden County | 4 | Charlie | Frost |
| Gadsden County | 4 | Cynthia | Hayes-Riley |
| Hendry County | 4 | Stephanie | Busin |
| Hendry County | 4 | Joe | Whitehead |
| Hernando County | 1 | Kay | Hatch |
| Hernando County | 1 | Mark | Johnson |
| Hernando County | 5 | Susan D. | Duval |
| Hernando County | 5 | Monty | Floyd |
| Indian River County | 2 | Jacqueline | Rosario |
| Indian River County | 2 | Cynthia | Gibbs |
| Lake County | 2 | Tyler David | Brandeburg |
| Lake County | 2 | Jim | Miller |
| Lee County | 1 | Sam | Fisher |
| Lee County | 1 | Kathy | Fanny |
| Lee County | 4 | Dan | Severson |
| Lee County | 4 | Debbie | Jordan |
| Lee County | 6 | Jada Langford | Fleming |
| Lee County | 6 | Denise | Nystrom |
| Leon County | 3 | Darryl | Jones |
| Leon County | 3 | Harrison | Arencibian (Write-In) |
| Leon County | 4 | Laurie Lawson | Cox |
| Leon County | 4 | Alexander L. | Stemle |
| Madison County | 1 | Katie | Knight |
| Madison County | 1 | Marvin | Mattair |
| Madison County | 5 | Donnell L. | Davis |
| Madison County | 5 | Devin K. | Thompson |
| Manatee County | 2 | Cindy | Spray |
| Manatee County | 2 | Harold E. | Byrd Jr. |
| Nassau County | 1 | Shannon G. | Hogue |
| Nassau County | 1 | Jamie | Deonas |
| Nassau County | 3 | Curtis | Gaus |
| Nassau County | 3 | Albert J. | Wagner |
| Orange County | 2 | Maria | Salamanca |
| Orange County | 2 | Heather | Ashby |
| Orange County | 3 | Alicia K. | Farrant |
| Orange County | 3 | Michael | Daniels |
| Orange County | 3 | Robert A. | Lynn (Write-In) |
| Osceola County | 4 | Will | Fonseca |
| Osceola County | 4 | Heather | Kahoun |
| Palm Beach County | 6 | Marcia | Andrews |
| Palm Beach County | 6 | Jennifer Lynn Miller | Showalter |
| Palm Beach County | 7 | Edwin | Ferguson |
| Palm Beach County | 7 | Corey Michael | Smith |
| Pasco County | 1 | Al | Hernandez |
| Pasco County | 1 | James M. | Washington |
| Pinellas County | 3 | Keesha | Benson |
| Pinellas County | 3 | Dawn | Peters |
| Pinellas County | 6 | Stephanie | Meyer |
| Pinellas County | 6 | Brian M. | Martin |
| Polk County | 7 | Jill | Sessions |
| Polk County | 7 | Lisa Bone | Miller |
| Santa Rosa County | 5 | Pete | Peters |
| Santa Rosa County | 5 | Scott | Peden |
| Seminole County | 2 | Kelley | Davis |
| Seminole County | 2 | Sean | Cooper |
| Seminole County | 5 | Autumn | Garick |
| Seminole County | 5 | Dana | Fernandez |
| St. Johns County | 1 | Beverly | Slough |
| St. Johns County | 1 | Racheal Marie | Hand |
| St. Johns County | 3 | Lauren Townsend | Abell |
| St. Johns County | 3 | Jennifer | Collins |
| Volusia County | 1 | Jamie | Haynes |
| Volusia County | 1 | Albert L. | Bouie |
| Volusia County | 3 | Jessie | Thompson |
| Volusia County | 3 | Justin | Kennedy |
| Wakulla County | 1 | Dod | Walker |
| Wakulla County | 1 | Eddie | Hand |
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