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Melisa Giovannelli
Melisa Giovannelli is a member of the School District of Lee County school board in Florida, representing District 2. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on November 21, 2028.
Giovannelli won re-election to the School District of Lee County school board to represent District 2 in Florida outright in the primary on August 20, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2
Incumbent Melisa Giovannelli won election outright against Carol Frantz in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan) | 56.7 | 12,664 |
| Carol Frantz (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 9,672 | ||
| Total votes: 22,336 | |||
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Endorsements
Giovannelli received the following endorsements.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)
2020
See also: School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2020)
General election
General election for School District of Lee County school board District 2
Incumbent Melisa Giovannelli defeated John McCullers in the general election for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan) | 64.7 | 43,231 |
 | John McCullers (Nonpartisan) | 35.3 | 23,540 | |
| Total votes: 66,771 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2
Incumbent Melisa Giovannelli and John McCullers defeated Charla Fox and Emory Cavin in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan) | 42.0 | 12,356 |
| ✔ | | John McCullers (Nonpartisan) | 28.4 | 8,335 |
| Charla Fox (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 6,400 | ||
| Emory Cavin (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 2,300 | ||
| Total votes: 29,391 | |||
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2016
Four seats on the School District of Lee County school board were up for general election on November 8, 2016. The board originally had five seats, but the 2016 election added two more seats to the board: Districts 6 and 7, which were elected at large. Two other seats were up for by-district election, although the race for one—District 3—was decided in the primary election on August 30, 2016, and it did not appear on the general ballot. In her bid for re-election, District 2 incumbent Jeanne Dozier faced five challengers in the primary election: Charlie Flores, Melisa Giovannelli, Kimberly Hurley, David Lusk, and Stephen Solak. Since no candidate won over 50 percent of the total votes, the top two vote-getters—Dozier and Giovannelli—advanced to the general election. Giovannelli defeated Dozier in the general election. The race for a two-year term for the new District 6 seat included Don Armstrong, Charles Dailey, Richard Dunmire, and Jane Kuckel on the primary ballot. Kuckel and Armstrong advanced to the general election, with Kuckel winning the seat. In the primary election for District 7, District 3 incumbent Cathleen Morgan faced challengers Derrick Donnell, Guido Minaya, Chris Quackenbush, and Betsy Vaughn. Morgan and Quackenbush both appeared on the general election ballot. Morgan won the general election. Since Morgan ran for the District 7 seat, the District 3 was left open for a newcomer. Chris Patricca defeated Lori Fayhee in the race for the seat in the primary election.[1][2]
Results
| School District of Lee County, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Melisa Giovannelli |
50.32% | 26,202 |
| Jeanne Dozier Incumbent | 49.68% | 25,867 |
| Total Votes (100) | 52,069 | |
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
| School District of Lee County, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jeanne Dozier Incumbent |
32.31% | 6,924 |
| Melisa Giovannelli |
20.29% | 4,348 |
| Charlie Flores | 17.46% | 3,743 |
| Kimberly Hurley | 17.06% | 3,657 |
| David Lusk | 8.56% | 1,834 |
| Stephen Solak | 4.33% | 927 |
| Total Votes | 21,433 | |
| Source: Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Giovannelli reported $43,437.43 in contributions and $27,066.07 in expenditures to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, which left her campaign with $16,371.36 cash on hand, as of October 11, 2016.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Melisa Giovannelli did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Melisa Giovannelli did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
