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Broward County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2020)

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Broward County Public Schools elections

Filing deadline
June 12, 2020
Primary date
August 18, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
271,956 students

Four seats on the Broward County Public Schools school board in Florida were up for general election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was June 12, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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Florida modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Voter registration: The voter registration deadline was extended to October 6, 2020.[1]

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District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Patricia Good (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

District 3

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 3

Sarah Leonardi won election outright against incumbent Heather Pomper Brinkworth in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sarah Leonardi (Nonpartisan)
 
52.4
 
23,126
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Heather Pomper Brinkworth (Nonpartisan)
 
47.6
 
21,040

Total votes: 44,166
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District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Rosalind Osgood (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

District 9

General election

General election for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9

Debra Hixon defeated Jeff Holness in the general election for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra Hixon
Debra Hixon (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
67.3
 
551,339
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Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan)
 
32.7
 
268,130

Total votes: 819,469
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9

Debra Hixon and Jeff Holness defeated Narnike Grant, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Joyce Williams-Bryan in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Debra Hixon
Debra Hixon (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.6
 
121,777
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Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan)
 
25.9
 
75,977
Narnike Grant (Nonpartisan)
 
11.4
 
33,489
Jimmy Witherspoon (Nonpartisan)
 
10.9
 
31,981
Joyce Williams-Bryan (Nonpartisan)
 
10.1
 
29,735

Total votes: 292,959
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About the district

See also: Broward County Public Schools, Florida

Broward County Public Schools is located in Broward County, Florida. The district served 271,956 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[2]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 67 Florida counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Florida 5.06% 1.75% 3.66%
Monroe County, Florida 6.82% 0.44% 4.90%
Pinellas County, Florida 1.11% 5.65% 8.25%
St. Lucie County, Florida 2.40% 7.86% 12.12%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Florida with 49 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.8 percent. Florida was considered a key battleground state in the 2016 general election. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Florida voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. Florida went to the Republicans in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and it went to the Democrats in 2008 and 2012.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Florida. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 55 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 54 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 65 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 17.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 21.1 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


See also

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