School District of Manatee County, Florida, elections (2022)

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School District of Manatee County elections
Primary date
August 23, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
50,248 students

Three seats on the School District of Manatee County 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 2

General election

General election for School District of Manatee County school board District 2

Cindy Spray defeated Harold E. Byrd Jr. in the general election for School District of Manatee County school board District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cindy Spray (Nonpartisan)	53.1	9,397
	Submit photo	Harold E. Byrd Jr. (Nonpartisan)	46.9	8,297

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,694
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 2

Cindy Spray and Harold E. Byrd Jr. defeated Susan Agruso in the primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 2 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cindy Spray (Nonpartisan)	38.9	3,770
✔	Submit photo	Harold E. Byrd Jr. (Nonpartisan)	35.6	3,448
		Susan Agruso (Nonpartisan)	25.6	2,479

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 9,697
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• David Levin (Nonpartisan)

District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 4

Incumbent Wesley Choate III won election outright against Sean L. Conley in the primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 4 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Wesley Choate III (Nonpartisan)	55.3	6,366
		Sean L. Conley (Nonpartisan)	44.7	5,145

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,511
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• James Daniel Jr. (Nonpartisan)
• Garin C. Hoover (Nonpartisan)

District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 5

Richard Tatem won election outright against incumbent James T. Golden and Chantal Wilford in the primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 5 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Richard Tatem (Nonpartisan)	50.5	12,041
		James T. Golden (Nonpartisan)	33.1	7,882
	Submit photo	Chantal Wilford (Nonpartisan)	16.5	3,925

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,848
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Florida elections, 2022

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August 23, 2022

• United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
• Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• Florida Attorney General election, 2022
• Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
• Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Florida State Senate elections, 2022
• Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2022)
• Sarasota County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)

November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
• Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
• Florida Attorney General election, 2022
• Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
• Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
• Florida State Senate elections, 2022
• Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
• Florida Supreme Court elections, 2022
• Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
• 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)
• Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2022)
• Sarasota County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)

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About the district

See also: School District of Manatee County, Florida

The School District of Manatee County is located in Manatee County, Florida. The district served 50,248 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

School District of Manatee County	Florida	School Boards
School District of Manatee County, 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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