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Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon ran for election to the Broward County Public Schools school board to represent District 5 in Florida. He did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 20, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Broward County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Jeff Holness won election outright against Windsor Ferguson Jr. in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan) | 75.8 | 20,678 |
| Windsor Ferguson Jr. (Nonpartisan) | 24.2 | 6,592 | ||
| Total votes: 27,270 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jimmy Witherspoon (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Witherspoon in this election.
2022
See also: Broward County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
General election
Special general election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5
Jeff Holness defeated Ruth Carter-Lynch in the special general election for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan) | 54.1 | 34,345 |
| Ruth Carter-Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 45.9 | 29,175 | ||
| Total votes: 63,520 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5
The following candidates ran in the special primary for Broward County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan) | 30.8 | 11,075 |
| ✔ | Ruth Carter-Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 23.8 | 8,574 | |
| Antonio Burgess (Nonpartisan) | 13.6 | 4,887 | ||
| Gloria Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 12.5 | 4,484 | ||
| Jimmy Witherspoon (Nonpartisan) | 8.6 | 3,096 | ||
 | Nathalie Lynch-Walsh (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 3,064 | |
| Clifford Coach Sr. (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 809 | ||
| Total votes: 35,989 | |||
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2020
See also: Broward County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2020)
General election
General election for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9
Debra Hixon defeated Jeff Holness in the general election for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debra Hixon (Nonpartisan) | 67.3 | 551,339 |
| Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 268,130 | |
| Total votes: 819,469 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9
Debra Hixon and Jeff Holness defeated Narnike Grant, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Joyce Williams-Bryan in the primary for Broward County Public Schools school board At-large Seat 9 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Debra Hixon (Nonpartisan) | 41.6 | 121,777 |
| ✔ | | Jeff Holness (Nonpartisan) | 25.9 | 75,977 |
| Narnike Grant (Nonpartisan) | 11.4 | 33,489 | ||
| Jimmy Witherspoon (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 31,981 | ||
| Joyce Williams-Bryan (Nonpartisan) | 10.1 | 29,735 | ||
| Total votes: 292,959 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jimmy Witherspoon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Jimmy Witherspoon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jimmy Witherspoon did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
