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Alva Swafford Smith
Alva Swafford Smith (formerly Alva Swafford Striplin) is a member of the Leon County Schools school board in Florida, representing District 1. Her current term ends on November 17, 2026.
Swafford Smith (formerly Alva Swafford Striplin) won re-election to the Leon County Schools school board to represent District 1 in Florida outright in the primary on August 23, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Leon County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Leon County Schools school board District 1
Incumbent Alva Swafford Smith won election outright against Anthony DeMarco and Marianne Arbulu in the primary for Leon County Schools school board District 1 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alva Swafford Smith (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 9,635 |
| Anthony DeMarco (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 4,392 | ||
 | Marianne Arbulu (Nonpartisan)  | 22.1 | 3,975 | |
| Total votes: 18,002 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Leon County Schools school board District 1
Incumbent Alva Swafford Smith defeated Richard Bell in the general election for Leon County Schools school board District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alva Swafford Smith (Nonpartisan) | 55.1 | 16,350 |
| Richard Bell (Nonpartisan) | 44.9 | 13,345 | ||
| Total votes: 29,695 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Leon County Schools school board District 1
Incumbent Alva Swafford Smith and Richard Bell defeated Patty Ball Thomas in the primary for Leon County Schools school board District 1 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Alva Swafford Smith (Nonpartisan) | 47.4 | 9,221 |
| ✔ | Richard Bell (Nonpartisan) | 34.3 | 6,671 | |
| Patty Ball Thomas (Nonpartisan) | 18.4 | 3,578 | ||
| Total votes: 19,470 | |||
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2014
- See also: Leon County Schools elections (2014)
The August 26, 2014 general election in Leon County featured three seats up for election. Incumbent Forrest Van Camp faced a challenge from Alva Swafford Striplin for the District 1 seat. Fellow board members Maggie Lewis-Butler and Georgia "Joy" Bowen were seeking re-election without opposition in Districts 3 and 5, respectively.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Alva Swafford Striplin |
58.8% | 7,720 | |
| Nonpartisan | Forrest Van Camp Incumbent | 41.2% | 5,403 | |
| Total Votes | 13,123 | |||
| Source: Leon County Supervisor of Elections, "Election Summary Report, August 26, 2014," accessed June 8, 2015 | ||||
Funding
Striplin received a total of $26,595.21 in campaign contributions and spent a total of $24,800.17, according to the Leon County Supervisor of Elections.[1]
Endorsements
Striplin received endorsements from the Tallahassee Board of Realtors, the Florida American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the Leon Classroom Teachers Association and Tallahassee Democrat.[2]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alva Swafford Smith did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
