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George Collins (Florida)
George Collins ran for election to the Orange County Public Schools school board to represent District 2 in Florida. He lost in the primary on August 23, 2022.
Biography
Collins' professional experience includes working as an adjunct professor of communications, a TV production engineer, and as a business owner.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2
Maria Salamanca defeated Heather Ashby in the general election for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Maria Salamanca (Nonpartisan)  | 50.6 | 22,718 |
| Heather Ashby (Nonpartisan) | 49.4 | 22,181 | ||
| Total votes: 44,899 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2
Maria Salamanca and Heather Ashby defeated Chad Aaron Spence, George Collins, and Jose Vicente in the primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Maria Salamanca (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 6,652 |
| ✔ | Heather Ashby (Nonpartisan) | 27.4 | 5,572 | |
| Chad Aaron Spence (Nonpartisan) | 20.3 | 4,120 | ||
 | George Collins (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 2,050 | |
| Jose Vicente (Nonpartisan) | 9.5 | 1,932 | ||
| Total votes: 20,326 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated Pam Dirschka in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 50 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rene Plasencia (R) | 55.3 | 44,923 |
 | Pam Dirschka (D) | 44.7 | 36,292 | |
| Total votes: 81,215 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50
Pam Dirschka advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Pam Dirschka |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated George Collins in the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 50 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Rene Plasencia | 63.8 | 10,150 |
| George Collins | 36.2 | 5,766 | |
| Total votes: 15,916 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated Sean Ashby in the Florida House of Representatives District 50 general election.[2][3]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 50 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Rene Plasencia Incumbent |
57.31% | 50,962 | |
| Democratic | Sean Ashby | 42.69% | 37,960 | |
| Total Votes | 88,922 | |||
| Source: Florida Division of Elections | ||||
Sean Ashby ran unopposed in the Florida House of Representatives District 50 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 50 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Sean Ashby (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Rene Plasencia defeated George Collins in the Florida House of Representatives District 50 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Florida House of Representatives, District 50 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rene Plasencia Incumbent |
52.11% | 6,664 | |
| Republican | George Collins | 47.89% | 6,124 | |
| Total Votes | 12,788 | |||
2014
Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Tom Goodson defeated George Collins in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Tom Goodson Incumbent |
61.7% | 11,044 |
| George Collins | 38.3% | 6,852 |
| Total Votes | 17,896 | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
George Collins did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Orange County Public Schools school board District 2 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Elect George Collins, "Background," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Candidate listing for 2016 general election," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "November 8, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed November 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Florida Department of State, "Candidates and Races," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Florida Division of Elections, "August 30, 2016 Official Election Results," accessed September 22, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "2014 Florida Election Watch - Multi-County or District Offices," accessed September 3, 2014
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Candidate Listing for 2014 General Election," accessed June 23, 2014
