Sarah Fortney

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Sarah Fortney

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Polk County Public Schools school board District 3

Successor: Rick Nolte

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Elections and appointments

Last election

August 23, 2022

Contact

Campaign website

Sarah Fortney was a member of the Polk County Public Schools school board in Florida, representing District 3. Fortney assumed office in 2019. Fortney left office on November 22, 2022.

Fortney ran for re-election to the Polk County Public Schools school board to represent District 3 in Florida. Fortney lost in the primary on August 23, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: Polk County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 3

Rick Nolte won election outright against incumbent Sarah Fortney in the primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 23, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Rick Nolte (Nonpartisan)	51.0	51,878
	Submit photo	Sarah Fortney (Nonpartisan)	49.0	49,917

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 101,795
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Pamela Livingston Luce (Nonpartisan)

2018

General election

General election for Polk County Public Schools school board District 3

Sarah Fortney defeated Scott Jones in the general election for Polk County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sarah Fortney (Nonpartisan)	60.8	120,176
	Submit photo	Scott Jones (Nonpartisan)	39.2	77,519

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 197,695
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 3

Sarah Fortney and Scott Jones defeated Kala Tedder and LaTrice Moore in the primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 3 on August 28, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Sarah Fortney (Nonpartisan)	32.3	31,075
✔	Submit photo	Scott Jones (Nonpartisan)	31.4	30,249
	Submit photo	Kala Tedder (Nonpartisan)	18.9	18,215
	Submit photo	LaTrice Moore (Nonpartisan)	17.4	16,707

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,246
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Endorsements

Fortney received endorsements from AFSCME and the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida.

Campaign themes

2022

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Candidate

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