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Joshua Molandes
Joshua Molandes ran for election to the School District of Lee County school board to represent District 7 in Florida. Molandes lost in the primary on August 20, 2024.
Molandes (Republican Party) also ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 78. Molandes did not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.
Elections
2024
School board
See also: School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2024)
General election
General election for School District of Lee County school board District 7
Vanessa Chaviano defeated Sheridan Chester in the general election for School District of Lee County school board District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Chaviano (Nonpartisan) | 69.1 | 207,300 | |
| Sheridan Chester (Nonpartisan) | 30.9 | 92,633 | ||
| Total votes: 299,933 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 7
Vanessa Chaviano and Sheridan Chester defeated Joshua Molandes in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 7 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Vanessa Chaviano (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 45,653 | |
| ✔ | Sheridan Chester (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 30,453 | |
| Joshua Molandes (Nonpartisan) | 21.5 | 20,823 | ||
| Total votes: 96,929 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Philip Abbondanza (Nonpartisan)
- Monica Schmucker (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Molandes in this election.
State House
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 78
Incumbent Jenna Persons-Mulicka defeated Howard Sapp in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 78 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R) | 59.9 | 49,129 |
 | Howard Sapp (D) | 40.1 | 32,908 | |
| Total votes: 82,037 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Howard Sapp advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jenna Persons-Mulicka advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 78.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Susan Frantz (R)
- Joshua Molandes (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Molandes in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
School board
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joshua Molandes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
State House
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Joshua Molandes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
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