Brevard Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)

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2024 → ← 2020
Brevard Public Schools elections
Primary date
August 23, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
72,497 students

Three seats on the Brevard Public Schools school board in Florida were up for general election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was May 16, 2022, for petitioning candidates. For candidates paying a fee, the filing deadline was June 17, 2022.

2022 school board battleground election

This election was previewed in the October 26, 2022, edition of Hall Pass, a weekly newsletter focused on school board politics. Click here to learn more about the newsletter or to read archived editions.

Three of five seats were up for election in 2022. District 1 candidate Megan Wright and District 5 candidate Katye Campbell won their elections outright in the primaries. Erin Dunne and Gene Trent, two of four candidates running for the District 2 seat, advanced to the general election. The Brevard Democratic Party endorsed Dunne, a teacher, while the Brevard Republican Executive Committee endorsed Trent. According to Florida Today’s Bailey Gallion, the board had two Republican, two Democratic and one independent members. Cheryl McDougall, the District 2 incumbent, was a Democrat and did not file for re-election. District 1 incumbent Misty Belford, the independent, was defeated in the primary by Megan Wright, a Republican. If Dunne won, Republicans would have a 3-2 majority. If Trent won, Republicans would have a 4-1 majority.

As of the 2019-2020 school year, Brevard Public Schools had 73,962 students, 4,515 teachers, and 114 schools.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Brevard Public Schools school board District 1

Megan Wright won election outright against incumbent Misty Belford in the primary for Brevard Public Schools school board District 1 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Megan Wright (Nonpartisan)	60.5	14,868
		Misty Belford (Nonpartisan)	39.5	9,695

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,563
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Roy Gainer Jr. (Nonpartisan)
• William Shearer (Nonpartisan)

District 2

General election

General election for Brevard Public Schools school board District 2

Gene Trent defeated Erin Dunne in the general election for Brevard Public Schools school board District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gene Trent (Nonpartisan)	53.3	24,909
	Submit photo	Erin Dunne (Nonpartisan)	46.7	21,833

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,742
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Brevard Public Schools school board District 2

Erin Dunne and Gene Trent defeated Courtney Lewis and Shawn Overdorf in the primary for Brevard Public Schools school board District 2 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erin Dunne (Nonpartisan)	33.6	8,708
✔	Submit photo	Gene Trent (Nonpartisan)	29.8	7,727
	Submit photo	Courtney Lewis (Nonpartisan)	26.8	6,963
	Submit photo	Shawn Overdorf (Nonpartisan)	9.8	2,537

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,935
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District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Brevard Public Schools school board District 5

Incumbent Katye Campbell won election outright against Kim Hough in the primary for Brevard Public Schools school board District 5 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Katye Campbell (Nonpartisan)	57.4	12,111
	Submit photo	Kim Hough (Nonpartisan)	42.6	8,985

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,096
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Additional elections on the ballot

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August 23, 2022

• United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
• Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• Florida Attorney General election, 2022
• Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
• Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Florida State Senate elections, 2022
• Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Volusia County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• School District of Osceola County, Florida, elections (2022)
• Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
• Orange County Public Schools, Florida, Ad Valorem Tax Measure (August 2022)

November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
• Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• Florida Attorney General election, 2022
• Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
• Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Florida State Senate elections, 2022
• Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Florida Supreme Court elections, 2022
• Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
• Florida Amendment 1, Disregard Flood Resistance Improvements in Property Value Assessments Measure (2022)
• Florida Amendment 2, Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission Measure (2022)
• Florida Amendment 3, Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Certain Public Service Workers Measure (2022)
• Florida Sports Betting Initiative (2022)
• Florida Trust Funds for Housing Programs Initiative (2022)
• Volusia County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• School District of Osceola County, Florida, elections (2022)
• Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
• Orange County, Florida, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Limit Rent Increases for Certain Residential Units Measure (November 2022)
• Orange County, Florida, Transportation System Surtax, 1% Tax for Transportation Funding Measure (November 2022)

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About the district

See also: Brevard Public Schools, Florida

Brevard Public Schools is located in Brevard County, Florida. The district served 72,497 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Brevard Public Schools	Florida	School Boards
Brevard Public Schools, Florida, elections (2020) List of school districts in Florida	Florida school board elections, 2022 Public education in Florida Local ballot measures, Florida	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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