Marion County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)

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Marion County Public Schools elections
Primary date
August 23, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022 (canceled)
Special election date
November 8, 2022 (canceled)
Enrollment ('21-'22)
42,678 students

Four seats on the Marion County Public Schools school board in Florida were up for primary election on August 23, 2022, including the District 2 seat, which was up in a special election. Since two or fewer candidates filed for each seat, this primary election effectively served as the general election for this district. The original general election date on November 8, 2022, was canceled. 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.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Marion County Public Schools school board District 2

Lori Conrad won election outright against Joseph Suranni in the special primary for Marion County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Lori Conrad (Nonpartisan)	72.6	49,863
	Submit photo	Joseph Suranni (Nonpartisan)	27.4	18,839

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,702
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District 3

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Marion County Public Schools school board District 3

Incumbent Eric Ruben Cummings won election outright against Steve Swett in the primary for Marion County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Eric Ruben Cummings (Nonpartisan)	60.2	40,972
	Submit photo	Steve Swett (Nonpartisan)	39.8	27,140

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,112
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District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Nancy Thrower (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Juan Ocasio III (Nonpartisan)

District 5

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Marion County Public Schools school board District 5

Sarah James won election outright against Taylor Smith in the primary for Marion County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sarah James (Nonpartisan)	65.0	44,685
	Submit photo	Taylor Smith (Nonpartisan)	35.0	24,098

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 68,783
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Parish Tanner (Nonpartisan)

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August 23, 2022

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• Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 12th 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
• Volusia County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
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November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
• Florida's 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 12th 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
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• 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)
• Volusia County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• Lake County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)

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About the district

See also: Marion County Public Schools, Florida

Marion County Public Schools is located in Marion County, Florida. The district served 42,678 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Marion County Public Schools	Florida	School Boards
Marion County Public 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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