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Broward County Public Schools elections

Primary date
August 23, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
256,037 students

Six seats on the Broward County Public Schools school board in Florida were up for general election on November 8, 2022. Five seats were up for regular election and one seat was up for special election for a two-year unexpired term. 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.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 1

General election

General election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1

Rodney Velez defeated Marie Martin in the general election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rodney Velez
Rodney Velez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
52.4
 
30,735
Image of Marie Martin
Marie Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
47.6
 
27,959

Total votes: 58,694
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1

Rodney Velez and Marie Martin defeated Paul Wiggins in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rodney Velez
Rodney Velez (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.3
 
11,201
Image of Marie Martin
Marie Martin (Nonpartisan)
 
35.3
 
9,570
Paul Wiggins (Nonpartisan)
 
23.4
 
6,331

Total votes: 27,102
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 4

Incumbent Lori Alhadeff won election outright against Kimberly Coward in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 4 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lori Alhadeff (Nonpartisan)
 
60.8
 
20,845
Kimberly Coward (Nonpartisan)
 
39.2
 
13,429

Total votes: 34,274
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District 5

General election

Special general election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5

Jeff Holness defeated Ruth Carter-Lynch in the special general election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Holness
Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan)
 
54.1
 
34,345
Ruth Carter-Lynch (Nonpartisan)
 
45.9
 
29,175

Total votes: 63,520
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jeff Holness
Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan)
 
30.8
 
11,075
Ruth Carter-Lynch (Nonpartisan)
 
23.8
 
8,574
Antonio Burgess (Nonpartisan)
 
13.6
 
4,887
Gloria Lewis (Nonpartisan)
 
12.5
 
4,484
Jimmy Witherspoon (Nonpartisan)
 
8.6
 
3,096
Image of Nathalie Lynch-Walsh
Nathalie Lynch-Walsh (Nonpartisan)
 
8.5
 
3,064
Clifford Coach Sr. (Nonpartisan)
 
2.2
 
809

Total votes: 35,989
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District 6

General election

General election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 6

Brenda Fam defeated Steven Julian in the general election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brenda Fam
Brenda Fam (Nonpartisan)
 
51.6
 
41,788
Image of Steven Julian
Steven Julian (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
48.4
 
39,237

Total votes: 81,025
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 6

Steven Julian and Brenda Fam defeated John Canter in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 6 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Steven Julian
Steven Julian (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
44.6
 
15,230
Image of Brenda Fam
Brenda Fam (Nonpartisan)
 
39.8
 
13,593
John Canter (Nonpartisan)
 
15.6
 
5,343

Total votes: 34,166
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District 7

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 7

Incumbent Nora Rupert won election outright against Merceydes Morassi in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 7 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nora Rupert
Nora Rupert (Nonpartisan)
 
58.7
 
18,514
Merceydes Morassi (Nonpartisan)
 
41.3
 
13,029

Total votes: 31,543
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District 8

General election

General election for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 8

Allen Zeman defeated Donna Pilger Korn in the general election for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Allen Zeman
Allen Zeman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
51.4
 
243,630
Image of Donna Pilger Korn
Donna Pilger Korn (Nonpartisan)
 
48.6
 
230,198

Total votes: 473,828
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 8

Donna Pilger Korn and Allen Zeman defeated Raymond Adderly III and Mourice Hylton in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 8 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Donna Pilger Korn
Donna Pilger Korn (Nonpartisan)
 
30.6
 
71,667
Image of Allen Zeman
Allen Zeman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
29.9
 
70,061
Raymond Adderly III (Nonpartisan)
 
21.7
 
51,012
Mourice Hylton (Nonpartisan)
 
17.8
 
41,844

Total votes: 234,584
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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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 256,037 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]

See also

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