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Hillsborough County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
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Four seats on the Hillsborough County Public Schools 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 1
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1
Incumbent Nadia Combs won election outright against Layla Collins and Julie Magill in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 1 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Nadia Combs (Nonpartisan) | 53.0 | 14,534 | |
 | Layla Collins (Nonpartisan) | 37.1 | 10,165 | |
 | Julie Magill (Nonpartisan)  | 9.9 | 2,729 | |
| Total votes: 27,428 | |||
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District 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3
Incumbent Jessica Vaughn won election outright against Myosha Powell in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 3 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jessica Vaughn (Nonpartisan) | 59.0 | 19,995 | |
| Myosha Powell (Nonpartisan) | 41.0 | 13,917 | ||
| Total votes: 33,912 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angela Fullwood (Nonpartisan)
- Dalton Williford (Nonpartisan)
- Bonnie Lambert (Nonpartisan)
District 5
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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District 7
General election
General election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large
Incumbent Lynn Gray defeated Karen Bendorf in the general election for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan) | 50.8 | 293,441 |
| Karen Bendorf (Nonpartisan) | 49.2 | 283,830 | ||
| Total votes: 577,271 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large
Incumbent Lynn Gray and Karen Bendorf defeated Johnny Bush and Jen Flebotte in the primary for Hillsborough County Public Schools Board of Education District 7 At-large on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lynn Gray (Nonpartisan) | 35.1 | 54,290 |
| ✔ | Karen Bendorf (Nonpartisan) | 30.2 | 46,778 | |
| Johnny Bush (Nonpartisan) | 24.7 | 38,166 | ||
| Jen Flebotte (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 15,408 | ||
| Total votes: 154,642 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Alene Atkins (Nonpartisan)
- Ashley Hartfield-Viewins (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2024
August 20, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Polk County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- Pinellas County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- Pasco County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2024)
- Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Tax Exemptions for New Businesses and Businesses Expansions Expected to Generate Jobs Referendum (August 2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 12th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 13th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 14th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 15th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 18th 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)
- Polk County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- Pinellas County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- Pasco County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Pinellas County, Florida (2024)
- Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2024)
- Hillsborough County, Florida, Referendum 1, Community Investment Half-Cent Sales Tax Renewal Measure (November 2024)
- Hillsborough County, Florida, Referendum 2, School District Tax Levy Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 1, Term Limits for County Commissioners Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 2, Initiative Process Changes Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 3, Reduce Signature Requirement for Charter Amendment Initiative Petitions Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 4, Appointment and Removal of County Attorney by County Attorney Oversight Committee Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 5, Requiring Ballot Questions to be Voted on During Even-Year General Elections Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 6, Charter Amendment Publication Requirements Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Charter Amendment 7, Remove Obsolete Language and Gender References from County Charter Measure (November 2024)
- Pinellas County, Florida, Pinellas County School District Millage Increase Measure (November 2024)
- Tampa, Florida, Remove Residency Requirements for Non-Elected City Officers Measure (November 2024)
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The Hillsborough County Public Schools is located in Hillsborough County, Florida. The district served 224,538 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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