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Polk County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)

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Polk County Public Schools elections
Primary date
August 20, 2024
General election date
November 5, 2024 (canceled)
Enrollment ('22-'23)
109,558 students

Three seats on the Polk County Public Schools school board in Florida were up for primary election on August 20, 2024. If no candidate had received a majority of the votes, a general election would have been held on November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 14, 2024.

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Candidates and results

District 1

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 1

Incumbent William Allen won election outright against Bernnie Brandt in the primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 1 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
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William Allen (Nonpartisan)
 
67.4
 
47,250
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Bernnie Brandt (Nonpartisan)
 
32.6
 
22,879

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Total votes: 70,129
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District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 2

Travis Keyes won election outright against Marcus Wright Jr. in the primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 20, 2024.

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Travis Keyes (Nonpartisan)
 
59.7
 
42,062
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Marcus Wright Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
40.3
 
28,354

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Total votes: 70,416
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District 4

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 4

Incumbent Sara Beth Reynolds Wyatt won election outright against Rebekah Ricks in the primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 4 on August 20, 2024.

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Sara Beth Reynolds Wyatt (Nonpartisan)
 
61.4
 
43,478
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38.6
 
27,311

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Total votes: 70,789
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About the district

See also: Polk County Public Schools, Florida

Polk County Public Schools is located in Polk County, Florida. The district served 109,558 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed June 26, 2024
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