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Billy Townsend (Florida)
Billy Townsend was a member of the Polk County Public Schools school board in Florida, representing District 1. Townsend assumed office on November 22, 2016. Townsend left office on November 17, 2020.
Townsend ran for re-election to the Polk County Public Schools school board to represent District 1 in Florida. Townsend lost in the primary on August 18, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Polk County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2020)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 1
William Allen won election outright against incumbent Billy Townsend in the primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 1 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | William Allen (Nonpartisan) | 52.3 | 51,985 | |
| Billy Townsend (Nonpartisan) | 47.7 | 47,331 | ||
| Total votes: 99,316 | |||
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2016
Two of the seven seats on the Polk County Public Schools school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. District 1 incumbent Hunt Berryman faced challengers Billy Townsend and Ed Shoemaker in the primary election on August 30, 2016. Since no candidate won more than 50 percent of the primary vote, the top two vote-getters—Townsend and Berryman—advanced to the general election, with Townsend winning the seat. The open District 4 seat attracted four candidates in the primary: Becky Troutman, Ed Smith, Rebekah Ricks, and Sara Reynolds. Troutman and Reynolds advanced to the general, and Reynolds emerged victorious. The District 2 seat was also on the primary ballot, and incumbent Lori Cunningham was successful in her bid for re-election against Kevin Kitto, Ronnie Clark, and Tim James.[1][2]
Results
| Polk County Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Billy Townsend |
60.30% | 139,446 |
| Hunt Berryman Incumbent | 39.70% | 91,821 |
| Total Votes (100) | 231,267 | |
| Source: 'Elisabeth Moore, "Email correspondence with Rachel Harris," December 1, 2016 | ||
| Polk County Public Schools, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Billy Townsend |
42.65% | 27,996 |
| Hunt Berryman Incumbent |
32.76% | 21,508 |
| Ed Shoemaker | 24.59% | 16,144 |
| Total Votes | 65,648 | |
| Source: Polk County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election Official Results," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Townsend reported $56,136.76 in contributions and $42,521.18 in expenditures to the Polk County Supervisor of Elections, which left him with $13,615.58 cash on hand as of October 10, 2016.[3]
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Billy Townsend did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
