Sarasota County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
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Two seats on the Sarasota County Schools school board in Florida were expected to be up for general election on November 5, 2024. The election was unnecessary after both races were decided in the August 20, 2024, primary. Candidates could win outright in the primary election if they were unopposed or if they received a majority of votes cast in the primary. The filing deadline for this election was June 14, 2024.
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Candidates and results
District 2
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sarasota County Schools school board District 2
Liz Barker won election outright against incumbent Karen Rose in the primary for Sarasota County Schools school board District 2 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Liz Barker (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 51,774 | |
 | Karen Rose (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 48,779 | |
| Total votes: 100,553 | |||
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District 3
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Sarasota County Schools school board District 3
Incumbent Tom Edwards won election outright against Thomas Babicz and Gregory Wood in the primary for Sarasota County Schools school board District 3 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tom Edwards (Nonpartisan) | 55.8 | 54,008 | |
| Thomas Babicz (Nonpartisan) | 22.5 | 21,735 | ||
| Gregory Wood (Nonpartisan) | 21.7 | 20,969 | ||
| Total votes: 96,712 | |||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2024
August 20, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 16th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Florida Supreme Court elections, 2024
- Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2024
- Florida Amendment 1, Partisan School Board Elections Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 3, Marijuana Legalization Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 4, Right to Abortion Initiative (2024)
- Florida Amendment 5, Annual Inflation Adjustment for Homestead Property Tax Exemption Value Amendment (2024)
- Florida Amendment 6, Repeal of Public Financing for Statewide Campaigns Amendment (2024)
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About the district
- See also: Sarasota County Schools, Florida
Sarasota County Schools is located in Sarasota County, Florida. The district served 45,077 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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