Broward County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
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A primary election for five seats on the Broward County Public Schools school board in Florida was held on August 20, 2024. If no candidate had received a majority of the votes, a general election would have been held on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 14, 2024.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1
Maura McCarthy Bulman won election outright against John Canter and incumbent Daniel Foganholi in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Maura McCarthy Bulman (Nonpartisan) | 51.3 | 11,167 | |
| John Canter (Nonpartisan) | 28.8 | 6,274 | ||
 | Daniel Foganholi (Nonpartisan) | 19.9 | 4,344 | |
| Total votes: 21,785 | |||
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District 2
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 2
Rebecca Thompson won election outright against incumbent Torey Alston in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Thompson (Nonpartisan) | 66.3 | 19,149 | |
| Torey Alston (Nonpartisan) | 33.7 | 9,752 | ||
| Total votes: 28,901 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ashley Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)
District 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 3
Incumbent Sarah Leonardi won election outright against Jason Loring in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sarah Leonardi (Nonpartisan) | 70.4 | 20,503 | |
 | Jason Loring (Nonpartisan) | 29.6 | 8,612 | |
| Total votes: 29,115 | |||
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District 5
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Jeff Holness won election outright against Windsor Ferguson Jr. in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan) | 75.8 | 20,678 |
| Windsor Ferguson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 6,592 | ||
| Total votes: 27,270 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Witherspoon (Nonpartisan)
District 9
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9
Incumbent Debra Hixon won election outright against Tom Vasquez in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Hixon (Nonpartisan) | 71.1 | 129,245 |
| Tom Vasquez (Nonpartisan) | 28.9 | 52,543 | ||
| Total votes: 181,788 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2024
August 20, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 24th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 25th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2024)
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, elections (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 24th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 25th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 26th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Florida Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 5, Annual Inflation Adjustment for Homestead Property Tax Exemption Value Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 6, Repeal of Public Financing for Statewide Campaigns Amendment (2024)
- Municipal elections in Miami-Dade County, Florida (2024)
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, elections (2024)
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About the district
- See also: Broward County Public Schools, Florida
The Broward County Public Schools is located in Broward County, Florida. The district served 254,732 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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