Leon County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)

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Leon County Schools elections
Primary date
August 23, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
32,562 students

Four seats on the Leon County Schools school board in Florida were up for general election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was May 16, 2022, for petitioning candidates. For candidates paying a fee, the filing deadline was June 17, 2022.

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Candidates and results

District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Leon County Schools school board District 1

Incumbent Alva Swafford Smith won election outright against Anthony DeMarco and Marianne Arbulu in the primary for Leon County Schools school board District 1 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alva Swafford Smith (Nonpartisan)	53.5	9,635
	Submit photo	Anthony DeMarco (Nonpartisan)	24.4	4,392
		Marianne Arbulu (Nonpartisan)	22.1	3,975

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 18,002
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District 3

General election

General election for Leon County Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Darryl Jones defeated Harrison Arencibian in the general election for Leon County Schools school board District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Darryl Jones (Nonpartisan)	93.6	11,467
	Submit photo	Harrison Arencibian (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	3.2	394
		Other/Write-in votes	3.2	394

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,255
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Incumbent Darryl Jones advanced from the primary for Leon County Schools school board District 3.

District 4

General election

Special general election for Leon County Schools school board District 4

Laurie Cox defeated Alex Stemle in the special general election for Leon County Schools school board District 4 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Laurie Cox (Nonpartisan)	54.2	15,110
		Alex Stemle (Nonpartisan)	45.8	12,791

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 27,901
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Leon County Schools school board District 4

Alex Stemle and Laurie Cox defeated Susan Hodges in the special primary for Leon County Schools school board District 4 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alex Stemle (Nonpartisan)	46.4	7,500
✔	Submit photo	Laurie Cox (Nonpartisan)	42.0	6,787
	Submit photo	Susan Hodges (Nonpartisan)	11.6	1,875

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 16,162
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District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Marcus Nicolas (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Florida elections, 2022

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August 23, 2022

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November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
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• Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
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• Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
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• Florida Amendment 1, Disregard Flood Resistance Improvements in Property Value Assessments Measure (2022)
• Florida Amendment 2, Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission Measure (2022)
• Florida Amendment 3, Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Certain Public Service Workers Measure (2022)
• Florida Sports Betting Initiative (2022)
• Florida Trust Funds for Housing Programs Initiative (2022)
• City elections in Tallahassee, Florida (2022)
• Mayoral election in Tallahassee, Florida (2022)

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About the district

See also: Leon County Schools, Florida

Leon County Schools is located in Leon County, Florida. The district served 32,562 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Leon County Schools	Florida	School Boards
Leon County Schools, Florida, elections (2020) List of school districts in Florida	Florida school board elections, 2022 Public education in Florida Local ballot measures, Florida	School board elections, 2022 School board elections, 2021 School board election data analysis, 2022 School board election data analysis, 2021

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