Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2020)

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools elections

Filing deadline
June 12, 2020
Primary date
August 18, 2020
General election date
November 3, 2020
Enrollment ('17-'18)
354,840 students

Five seats on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board in Florida were up for general election on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for August 18, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was June 12, 2020.

Election procedure changes in 2020

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Florida modified its voter registration procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Voter registration: The voter registration deadline was extended to October 6, 2020.[1]

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District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Steve Gallon (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

District 3

General election

General election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 3

Lucia Baez-Geller defeated Russ Rywell in the general election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lucia Baez-Geller
Lucia Baez-Geller (Nonpartisan)
 
61.0
 
64,340
Russ Rywell (Nonpartisan)
 
39.0
 
41,118

Total votes: 105,458
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 3

Lucia Baez-Geller and Russ Rywell defeated Joshua Levy, Raquel Bild-Libbin, and Marcela Gomez-Bogomolni in the primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lucia Baez-Geller
Lucia Baez-Geller (Nonpartisan)
 
27.6
 
10,334
Russ Rywell (Nonpartisan)
 
25.9
 
9,693
Joshua Levy (Nonpartisan)
 
22.7
 
8,484
Raquel Bild-Libbin (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
4,895
Marcela Gomez-Bogomolni (Nonpartisan)
 
10.7
 
3,988

Total votes: 37,394
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District 5

General election

General election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 5

Christi Fraga defeated Mara Zapata in the general election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Christi Fraga (Nonpartisan)
 
55.7
 
51,934
Mara Zapata (Nonpartisan)
 
44.3
 
41,369

Total votes: 93,303
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 5

Christi Fraga and Mara Zapata defeated Michel Diaz Suarez and Jaime Petralanda in the primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Christi Fraga (Nonpartisan)
 
38.9
 
13,625
Mara Zapata (Nonpartisan)
 
38.7
 
13,565
Michel Diaz Suarez (Nonpartisan)
 
13.6
 
4,771
Jaime Petralanda (Nonpartisan)
 
8.8
 
3,083

Total votes: 35,044
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District 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Lubby Navarro won election in the general election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 7.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 7

Incumbent Lubby Navarro defeated Marie Flore Lindor-Latortue and Lorraine Ordenes Real in the primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 7 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lubby Navarro (Nonpartisan)
 
54.7
 
26,444
Marie Flore Lindor-Latortue (Nonpartisan)
 
29.0
 
14,013
Lorraine Ordenes Real (Nonpartisan)
 
16.3
 
7,875

Total votes: 48,332
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District 9

General election

General election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 9

Luisa Santos defeated Dennis Moss in the general election for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Luisa Santos (Nonpartisan)
 
52.0
 
66,413
Dennis Moss (Nonpartisan)
 
48.0
 
61,417

Total votes: 127,830
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 9

Dennis Moss and Luisa Santos defeated Justin Koren, Nancy Lawther, and Esther Fano in the primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 9 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Dennis Moss (Nonpartisan)
 
27.6
 
13,448
Image of Luisa Santos
Luisa Santos (Nonpartisan)
 
21.6
 
10,530
Justin Koren (Nonpartisan)
 
20.7
 
10,082
Nancy Lawther (Nonpartisan)
 
20.1
 
9,822
Esther Fano (Nonpartisan)
 
10.0
 
4,873

Total votes: 48,755
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About the district

See also: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The district served 354,840 students during the 2017-2018 school year.[2]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 67 Florida counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Florida 5.06% 1.75% 3.66%
Monroe County, Florida 6.82% 0.44% 4.90%
Pinellas County, Florida 1.11% 5.65% 8.25%
St. Lucie County, Florida 2.40% 7.86% 12.12%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Florida with 49 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.8 percent. Florida was considered a key battleground state in the 2016 general election. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Florida voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. Florida went to the Republicans in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and it went to the Democrats in 2008 and 2012.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Florida. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 55 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 54 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 65 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 17.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 21.1 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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