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Jay Wheeler
Jay Wheeler represented District 1 on the Osceola County School Board in Florida. He was first elected to the office in the November 5, 2002, runoff election. He
defeated
Leah H. Carius in the general election on August 26, 2014. Wheeler did not seek re-election in 2018.
Elections
2014
The August 26, 2014, general election in Osceola County featured three seats up for election. Jay Wheeler defeated challenger Leah H. Carius in District 1. The District 4 race featured incumbent Barbara R. Horn who lost her seat to challenger Clarence L. Thacker. Ricky Booth, Wade Davis, Lynn Dower and Linda B. Oliverio ran to replace Tom Long, who did not file for re-election in District 5. Booth won the open seat.
The general election determined if candidates for each seat could garner a majority of the vote total. If no candidate had received 50 percent plus one of the general election votes in a particular district, the top two vote recipients would have advanced to the runoff election on November 4, 2014. No runoff elections were necessary.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan |  Jay Wheeler Incumbent |
51.8% | 2,142 | |
| Nonpartisan | Leah H. Carius | 48.2% | 1,990 | |
| Total Votes | 4,132 | |||
| Source: Osceola County Supervisor of Elections, "August 26, 2014, Primary Election, Official Results," accessed June 10, 2015 | ||||
2010
| School District of Osceola County, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Wheeler Incumbent |
56.8% | 1,895 | |
| Nonpartisan | Nancy Gemskie | 43.2% | 1,444 | |
| Total Votes | 3,339 | |||
| Source: Osceola County Supervisor of Elections, "August 24, 2010, Election Summary Report," August 31, 2010 | ||||
2006
| School District of Osceola County, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Wheeler Incumbent |
65.2% | 9,954 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eduardo Montalvo | 34.8% | 5,304 | |
| Total Votes | 15,258 | |||
| Source: Osceola County Supervisor of Elections, "September 5, 2006, Election Summary Report," September 11, 2006 | ||||
2002
| School District of Osceola County, District 1 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Wheeler |
51.1% | 21,769 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael E. Harford | 48.9% | 20,810 | |
| Total Votes | 42,579 | |||
| Source: http://www.voteosceola.com/editor/docs/Election%20Results/2002%20Elections/General%2002%20Election%20Official%20Results.pdf Osceola County Supervisor of Elections, "November 5, 2002, Election Summary Report," November 15, 2002] | ||||
| School District of Osceola County, District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jay Wheeler |
37.5% | 6,869 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael E. Harford |
35.5% | 6,508 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ana Maria Mendez | 27% | 4,955 | |
| Total Votes | 18,332 | |||
| Source: Osceola County Supervisor of Elections, "September 10, 2002, Election Summary Report," September 16, 2002 | ||||
Recent news
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Footnotes
| 2014 School District of Osceola County Elections | |
| Osceola County, Florida | |
| Election date: | August 26, 2014 |
| Candidates: | District 1: • Incumbent, Jay Wheeler • Leah H. Carius District 4: • Incumbent, Barbara Horn • Clarence L. Thacker |
| Important information: | Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
