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Charles "Charlie" Kennedy
2024 - Present
2028
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Charles Kennedy (also known as Charlie) is a member of the School District of Manatee County school board in Florida, representing District 3. He assumed office on November 19, 2024. His current term ends on November 21, 2028.
Kennedy ran for election to the School District of Manatee County school board to represent District 3 in Florida. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: School District of Manatee County, Florida, elections (2024)
General election
General election for School District of Manatee County school board District 3
Charles Kennedy defeated Jonathan Lynch in the general election for School District of Manatee County school board District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 21,585 |
| Jonathan Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 15,806 | ||
| Total votes: 37,391 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 3
Charles Kennedy and Jonathan Lynch defeated Perri Ann Parkman in the primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 3 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 7,370 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 4,655 | |
 | Perri Ann Parkman (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 3,481 | |
| Total votes: 15,506 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey Carman (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Kennedy in this election.
2018
See also: Manatee County School District elections (2018)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 2
Incumbent Charles Kennedy won election outright against Alice Kaddatz in the primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 2 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 53.7 | 36,605 |
| Alice Kaddatz (Nonpartisan) | 46.3 | 31,528 | ||
| Total votes: 68,133 | |||
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2014
The August 26, 2014, general election in Manatee County featured three seats up for election. Rodney K. Jones and Charles "Charlie" Kennedy were running to replace Barbara Harvey, who did not file for re-election in District 2. The District 4 race featured incumbent Karen H. Carpenter and challenger Frank Brunner. District 5 incumbent Julie B. Aranibar faced a challenge from Mary S. Cantrell, James T. Golden and Carlton "Les" Nichols.
The general election determined if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. If no candidate received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in a particular district, the top two vote recipients advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Charles "Charlie" Kennedy |
56.4% | 21,897 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rodney K. Jones | 43.6% | 16,928 | |
| Total Votes | 38,825 | |||
| Source: Manatee County Supervisor of Elections, "2014 Primary Election Official Results," August 29, 2014 | ||||
Funding
Kennedy received a total of $7,775.00 in campaign contributions and spent a total of $7,467.90, according to the Manatee County Supervisor of Elections.[1]
Endorsements
Kennedy did not receive an endorsement in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Charles Kennedy did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate School District of Manatee County school board District 3 |
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Footnotes
