Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)

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2024 → ← 2020
Orange County Public Schools elections
Primary date
August 23, 2022
General election date
November 8, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
203,224 students

Four seats on the Orange County Public Schools 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

Chair

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Public Schools school board Chair

Incumbent Teresa Jacobs won election outright against Demensio P. Barton and Carl Brewer Jr. in the primary for Orange County Public Schools school board Chair on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Teresa Jacobs (Nonpartisan)	69.8	125,269
	Submit photo	Demensio P. Barton (Nonpartisan)	15.6	28,059
	Submit photo	Carl Brewer Jr. (Nonpartisan)	14.6	26,228

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 179,556
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District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 1

Incumbent Angie Gallo won election outright against Rachel Kirby in the primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 1 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Angie Gallo (Nonpartisan)	63.5	14,016
		Rachel Kirby (Nonpartisan)	36.5	8,064

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,080
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Beatriz Lopez Marchand (Nonpartisan)

District 2

General election

General election for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2

Maria Salamanca defeated Heather Ashby in the general election for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Salamanca (Nonpartisan)	50.6	22,718
	Submit photo	Heather Ashby (Nonpartisan)	49.4	22,181

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 44,899
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2

Maria Salamanca and Heather Ashby defeated Chad Aaron Spence, George Collins, and Jose Vicente in the primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Maria Salamanca (Nonpartisan)	32.7	6,652
✔	Submit photo	Heather Ashby (Nonpartisan)	27.4	5,572
	Submit photo	Chad Aaron Spence (Nonpartisan)	20.3	4,120
		George Collins (Nonpartisan)	10.1	2,050
	Submit photo	Jose Vicente (Nonpartisan)	9.5	1,932

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,326
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District 3

General election

General election for Orange County Public Schools school board District 3

Alicia K. Farrant defeated Michael Daniels and Robert A. Lynn in the general election for Orange County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alicia K. Farrant (Nonpartisan)	52.0	26,493
		Michael Daniels (Nonpartisan)	47.3	24,112
	Submit photo	Robert A. Lynn (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.3	160
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	160

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 50,925
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 3

Alicia K. Farrant and Michael Daniels defeated Susanne Marie Pena, Kila Murphey, and Dennis B. Smith in the primary for Orange County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alicia K. Farrant (Nonpartisan)	33.4	7,975
✔		Michael Daniels (Nonpartisan)	27.9	6,664
	Submit photo	Susanne Marie Pena (Nonpartisan)	17.3	4,122
	Submit photo	Kila Murphey (Nonpartisan)	14.0	3,335
	Submit photo	Dennis B. Smith (Nonpartisan)	7.5	1,783

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,879
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• Florida's 11th 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
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• School District of Osceola County, Florida, elections (2022)
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• Seminole County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
• Orange County Public Schools, Florida, Ad Valorem Tax Measure (August 2022)

November 8, 2022

• United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
• Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 8th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
• Florida's 11th 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)
• Brevard Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• School District of Osceola County, Florida, elections (2022)
• Lake County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• Seminole County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
• Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
• Orange County, Florida, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Limit Rent Increases for Certain Residential Units Measure (November 2022)
• Orange County, Florida, Transportation System Surtax, 1% Tax for Transportation Funding Measure (November 2022)

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About the district

See also: Orange County Public Schools, Florida

Orange County Public Schools is located in Orange County, Florida. The district served 203,224 students during the 2021-2022 school year.

See also

Orange County Public Schools	Florida	School Boards
Orange 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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