Broward County Public Schools elections (2018)

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Broward County Public Schools elections

Primary election date
August 28, 2018
General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
269,098 students

Five of nine seats on the Broward County Public Schools school board in Florida were up for election on August 28, 2018.[3]

Among the 15 candidates who made the ballot were two parents—Lori Alhadeff and Ryan Petty—who each lost a child in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland in February. Tennille Decoste, another Stoneman Douglas parent, also ran for the board.[4]

In the wake of the shooting, school safety and the intervention-based program PROMISE became critical issues in the race.[3]

The primary election was held on August 28, 2018.[5] If one candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary, he or she won the seat.[3]

Alhadeff won a seat outright in the primary, winning more than 50 percent of the vote against two other candidates for District 4. Incumbents Laurie Rich Levinson, Nora Rupert, and Donna Pilger Korn successfully defended their seats in Districts 6, 7, and 8.[6] District 1 candidates Ann Murray and Jim Silvernale advanced to a runoff on November 6, 2018.

Candidates and results

District 1

General election

General election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1

Incumbent Ann Murray defeated Jim Silvernale in the general election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Murray
Ann Murray (Nonpartisan)
 
56.8
 
40,526
Jim Silvernale (Nonpartisan)
 
43.2
 
30,796

Total votes: 71,322
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1

Incumbent Ann Murray and Jim Silvernale defeated Natalia Garceau and Veronica Newmeyer in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 1 on August 28, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ann Murray
Ann Murray (Nonpartisan)
 
36.4
 
10,266
Jim Silvernale (Nonpartisan)
 
33.7
 
9,511
Natalia Garceau (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
4,317
Veronica Newmeyer (Nonpartisan)
 
14.6
 
4,131

Total votes: 28,225
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District 4

Lori Alhadeff won election outright against Tennille Decoste and Michael Kottler in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 4 on August 28, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 4

Candidate
%
Votes
Lori Alhadeff (Nonpartisan)
 
65.3
 
25,196
Tennille Decoste (Nonpartisan)
 
18.3
 
7,054
Michael Kottler (Nonpartisan)
 
16.4
 
6,323

Total votes: 38,573
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District 6

Incumbent Laurie Rich Levinson won election outright against Richard Mendelson in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 6 on August 28, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 6

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Laurie Rich Levinson
Laurie Rich Levinson (Nonpartisan)
 
56.4
 
20,041
Image of Richard Mendelson
Richard Mendelson (Nonpartisan)
 
43.6
 
15,522

Total votes: 35,563
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District 7

Incumbent Nora Rupert won election outright against Mike Olbel and Hubert St. Clair in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 7 on August 28, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 7

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nora Rupert
Nora Rupert (Nonpartisan)
 
58.8
 
17,453
Mike Olbel (Nonpartisan)
 
31.3
 
9,304
Image of Hubert St. Clair
Hubert St. Clair (Nonpartisan)
 
9.9
 
2,933

Total votes: 29,690
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At-Large Seat 8

Incumbent Donna Pilger Korn won election outright against Ryan Petty and Elijah Manley in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 8 on August 28, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

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

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Donna Pilger Korn
Donna Pilger Korn (Nonpartisan)
 
50.4
 
116,566
Image of Ryan Petty
Ryan Petty (Nonpartisan)
 
31.0
 
71,736
Image of Elijah Manley
Elijah Manley (Nonpartisan)
 
18.6
 
43,009

Total votes: 231,311
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Florida elections, 2018

Endorsements

At-Large Seat 8 candidate Elijah Manley received endorsements from Dania Beach Mayor Tamara James, Project Rise Up!, the Democratic Socialists of America, the Florida Student Power Network, the Latino Vote, Vote Pro Choice, and the Workplace Violence Prevention Institute.[7]

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Issues in the district

School safety and PROMISE

Candidates Lori Alhadeff and Ryan Petty said that school safety would be a priority of their campaigns. Both candidates lost a child in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, on February 14, 2018.[8]

Petty launched his campaign to "represent parents from all over the district who deserve to have their children come home to them.” Both candidates said they wanted to review PROMISE, an intervention-based program to address poor student conduct.[8]

Alhadeff and Petty were endorsed by Concerned Citizens of Broward County, a group comprised of Parkland parents. The group also announced it was supporting challengers to two school board incumbents—Richard Mendelson against Laurie Rich Levinson and Jim Silvernale against Ann Muray. Nora Rupert was the only incumbent to receive the Concerned Citizens' endorsement.[8]

In August 2018, families of the Parkland victims held a press conference where some parents questioned why 40 percent of schools in the county were beginning the 2018-2019 school year without single points of entry and armed guardians and called for the resignation of Superintendent Robert Runcie. Parent Andrew Pollack said the district "needs new school board leaders who put the children and teachers ahead of their political motivations," according to WPLG Local 10.[9]


District history

2016

District 2

Broward County Public Schools,
District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Patricia Good Incumbent 61.27% 14,329
Rose Walker-Williams 27.81% 6,503
Andrew Ramjit 10.92% 2,554
Total Votes 23,386
Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "August 30th 2016 Primary," accessed December 1, 2016

District 3

Incumbent Heather Pomper Brinkworth was the sole candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.

District 5

Broward County Public Schools,
District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rosalind Osgood Incumbent 58.96% 16,690
Nathalie Lynch-Walsh 41.04% 11,617
Total Votes 28,307
Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "August 30th 2016 Primary," accessed December 1, 2016

At-Large Seat 9

Broward County Public Schools,
At-Large Seat 9 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robin Bartleman Incumbent 71.61% 114,663
Sharnell Jackson 28.39% 45,460
Total Votes 160,123
Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "August 30th 2016 Primary," accessed December 1, 2016

2014

District 1

Broward County Public Schools, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Murray Incumbent 51% 7,367
     Nonpartisan Felicia Mychele Brunson 49% 7,076
Total Votes 14,443
Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014

District 3

Broward County Public Schools, District 3 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngHeather Pomper Brinkworth Incumbent 51.5% 8,421
     Nonpartisan Nicholas A. "Nick" Sakhnovsky 31.6% 5,163
     Nonpartisan Sam Budyszewick 16.9% 2,754
Total Votes 16,338
Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014

District 4

Broward County Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngAbby Merle Freedman Incumbent 52.3% 7,309
     Nonpartisan Robert Alan Mayersohn 47.7% 6,658
Total Votes 13,967
Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014

District 6

Broward County Public Schools, District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngLaurie Rich Levinson Incumbent 68.8% 8,738
     Nonpartisan Lisa Lafferty Spince 31.2% 3,962
Total Votes 12,700
Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014

District 7

Broward County Public Schools, District 7 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngNora Rupert Incumbent 77.3% 10,703
     Nonpartisan Hubert St. Clair 22.7% 3,151
Total Votes 13,854
Source: Broward County Supervisor of Elections, "Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014

District 8

Donna Pilger Korn was re-elected without opposition.

About the district

See also: Broward County Public Schools, Florida

Broward County Public Schools is located in Florida. The district was the second-largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 266,265 students.[10]


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.[11][12]

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.


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