Okaloosa County School District elections (2016)
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Two of the five seats on the Okaloosa County School District school board were up for by-district primary election on August 30, 2016. District 2 incumbent Dewey Destin filed for re-election and was joined on the ballot by Mark Williams. Destin was successful in his bid for an additional term on the board. Two newcomers filed for the open District 4 seat: Tim Bryant and Charles Cawthon, with Bryant emerging victorious over Cawthon.[1]
Florida school board elections function differently than elections of this kind in most states. Primary elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016, though primaries are functionally general elections. A general election was held on November 8, 2016, between the top two vote recipients in any race where no candidate receives the majority of votes. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.
Elections
Voter and candidate information
The Okaloosa County School District school board consists of five members elected at large to four-year terms. There was a primary election on August 30, 2016.
The filing deadline for school board candidates was June 24, 2016. The county's elections office hosted early voting for the primary election at various locations from August 20, 2016, to August 27, 2016. The early voting window for the general election ran from October 29, 2016, to November 5, 2016. Voters had to register by August 1, 2016, to vote in the primary election and by October 11, 2016, to vote in the general election.[2]
Candidates and results
District 2
Results
| Okaloosa County School District, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Dewey Destin Incumbent |
54.15% | 18,111 |
| Mark Williams | 45.85% | 15,338 |
| Total Votes | 33,449 | |
| Source: Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, "Summary Results," accessed August 30, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
Dewey Destin 
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Mark Williams | ||
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District 4
Results
| Okaloosa County School District, District 4 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Tim Bryant |
63.28% | 20,491 |
| Charles Cawthon | 36.72% | 11,893 |
| Total Votes | 32,384 | |
| Source: Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, "Summary Results," accessed August 30, 2016 These election results are unofficial and will be updated after official vote totals are made available. | ||
Candidates
| Tim Bryant
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Charles Cawthon | ||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2016
The following federal and state offices shared the primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- President
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State Attorney
- Public Defender
- State Supreme Court
- District Court of Appeal
One state ballot measure appeared on the primary ballot.
The following local offices shared primary, general, or both election dates with school board elections:
- Clerk of Court
- Sheriff
- Property Appraiser
- Tax Collector
- Superintendent of Schools
- Supervisor of Elections
- Board of County Commissioners
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for this Florida election in 2016:[3]
| Deadline | Event |
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| June 24, 2016 | Last day to file nominating petitions |
| August 1, 2016 | Primary election voter registration deadline |
| August 20-27, 2016 | Primary election early voting period |
| August 30, 2016 | Primary election day |
| October 11, 2016 | General election voter registration deadline |
| October 29-November 5, 2016 | General election early voting period |
| November 8, 2016 | General election day |
Endorsements
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Campaign finance
Reports
District 2
Candidates received a total of $29,600 and spent a total of $23,405 as of August 24, 2016, according to the Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Dewey Destin | $10,500.00 | $9,901.93 | $598.07 |
| Mark Williams | $19,100.00 | $13,503.07 | $5,596.93 |
District 4
Candidates received a total of $45,150 and spent a total of $28,973.98 as of August 24, 2016, according to the Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections.[4]
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
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| Tim Bryant | $23,750.00 | $12,989.63 | $10,760.37 |
| Charles Cawthon | $21,400.00 | $15,984.35 | $5,415.65 |
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About the district
- See also: Okaloosa County School District, Florida
The Okaloosa County School District serves the county of the same name in the panhandle of Florida. Crestview is the seat of county government. The county was home to an estimated 198,664 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to the United States Census Bureau.[5] The district was the 25th-largest school district in the state in the 2013–2014 school year and served 30,223 students.[6]
Demographics
Okaloosa County outperformed Florida as a whole in terms of higher education attainment from 2010 to 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 28.1 percent of county residents aged 25 and older had attained a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to 26.8 percent statewide. The median household income for the county was $55,768 compared to $47,212 for the state. County residents lived below poverty level at a rate of 12.4 percent, while that rate was 16.5 percent for state residents.[5]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, "Prefiled Candidates for August 30, 2016 Primary Election," accessed July 1, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed June 21, 2016
- ↑ Florida Division of Elections, "Election Dates," accessed November 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Okaloosa County Supervisor of Elections, "Search Campaign Finance Reports," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 United States Census Bureau, "State & County QuickFacts: Okaloosa County, Florida," July 28, 2016
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed November 16, 2015
- ↑ Florida Department of State, "Division of Elections: Election results," accessed September 14, 2015
| 2016 Okaloosa County School District Elections | |
| Okaloosa County, Florida | |
| Election date: | Primary: August 30, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: Incumbent, Dewey Destin • Mark Williams District 4: Tim Bryant • Charles Cawthon |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
