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Escambia County School District, Florida, elections (2024)
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Two seats on the Escambia County School District school board in Florida were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 14, 2024. Candidates can win outright in the primary election if they are unopposed or if they receive a majority of votes cast in the primary.
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Candidates and results
District 4
General election
General election for Escambia County School District school board District 4
Carissa Bergosh defeated Richard Holzknecht in the general election for Escambia County School District school board District 4 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carissa Bergosh (Nonpartisan) | 51.7 | 16,480 | |
| Richard Holzknecht (Nonpartisan) | 48.3 | 15,411 | ||
| Total votes: 31,891 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Escambia County School District school board District 4
Richard Holzknecht and Carissa Bergosh defeated Earle McAuley and Brian Ranelli in the primary for Escambia County School District school board District 4 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Richard Holzknecht (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 3,597 | |
| ✔ | Carissa Bergosh (Nonpartisan) | 29.2 | 3,412 | |
| Earle McAuley (Nonpartisan) | 25.8 | 3,018 | ||
| Brian Ranelli (Nonpartisan) | 14.2 | 1,658 | ||
| Total votes: 11,685 | |||
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District 5
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Escambia County School District school board District 5
Thomas Harrell won election outright against Jim Taylor and Joshua Luther in the primary for Escambia County School District school board District 5 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Thomas Harrell (Nonpartisan) | 59.0 | 6,058 | |
| Jim Taylor (Nonpartisan) | 29.0 | 2,972 | ||
 | Joshua Luther (Nonpartisan) | 12.0 | 1,230 | |
| Total votes: 10,260 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scott Taylor (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2024
August 20, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 1st 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)
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About the district
- See also: Escambia County School District, Florida
The Escambia County School District is located in Escambia County, Florida. The district served 37,851 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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