Henry Washington
Henry Washington (also known as Shake) is a member of the Hillsborough County School Board in Florida, representing District 5. He assumed office on November 17, 2020. His current term ends on November 21, 2028.
Washington won re-election to the Hillsborough County School Board to represent District 5 in Florida outright in the primary on August 20, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5
Incumbent Henry Washington won election outright against Kenneth Gay, Elvis Piggott, and Tamara Shamburger in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) | 60.6 | 11,814 |
| Kenneth Gay (Nonpartisan) | 24.4 | 4,750 | ||
| Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 2,666 | ||
 | Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 272 | ||
| Total votes: 19,502 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Washington in this election.
2020
See also: Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5
Henry Washington defeated incumbent Tamara Shamburger in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) | 55.3 | 52,695 |
| Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan) | 44.7 | 42,533 | |
| Total votes: 95,228 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5
Henry Washington and incumbent Tamara Shamburger defeated Selena Ward and Elvis Piggott in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 5 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) | 44.5 | 14,346 |
| ✔ | | Tamara Shamburger (Nonpartisan) | 23.7 | 7,650 |
| Selena Ward (Nonpartisan) | 19.7 | 6,360 | ||
| Elvis Piggott (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 3,917 | ||
| Total votes: 32,273 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large
Karen Perez defeated Henry Washington in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Perez (Nonpartisan) | 54.2 | 234,122 |
| Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) | 45.8 | 197,859 | |
| Total votes: 431,981 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large
The following candidates ran in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 6 At-large on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Henry Washington (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 62,962 |
| ✔ | | Karen Perez (Nonpartisan) | 28.1 | 54,034 |
 | Scott Hottenstein (Nonpartisan) | 15.1 | 28,968 | |
| Kelso Tanner (Nonpartisan) | 9.8 | 18,775 | ||
| Robert Pechacek (Nonpartisan) | 9.7 | 18,625 | ||
| Mitchell Smithey (Nonpartisan) | 4.7 | 9,063 | ||
| Total votes: 192,427 | |||
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Endorsements
Washington received an endorsement from the Tampa Bay Times.[1]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Henry Washington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Henry Washington did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
