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School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2022)
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Four seats on the School District of Lee County 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.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for School District of Lee County school board District 1
Sam Fisher defeated Kathy Fanny in the general election for School District of Lee County school board District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sam Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 51.8 | 26,434 | |
| Kathy Fanny (Nonpartisan) | 48.2 | 24,644 | ||
| Total votes: 51,078 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 1
Sam Fisher and Kathy Fanny defeated Christine DeVigili and Cathy Stout in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 1 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sam Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 12,873 | |
| ✔ | Kathy Fanny (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 7,522 | |
 | Christine DeVigili (Nonpartisan) | 16.3 | 4,839 | |
| Cathy Stout (Nonpartisan) | 15.0 | 4,470 | ||
| Total votes: 29,704 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Courtney Staley (Nonpartisan)
District 4
General election
General election for School District of Lee County school board District 4
Incumbent Debbie Jordan defeated Dan Severson in the general election for School District of Lee County school board District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Debbie Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 55.6 | 19,732 |
 | Dan Severson (Nonpartisan) | 44.4 | 15,771 | |
| Total votes: 35,503 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 4
Dan Severson and incumbent Debbie Jordan defeated Jason Jones and Gerri Ware in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 4 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Severson (Nonpartisan) | 32.7 | 6,850 |
| ✔ | | Debbie Jordan (Nonpartisan) | 30.9 | 6,470 |
| Jason Jones (Nonpartisan) | 23.2 | 4,849 | ||
| Gerri Ware (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 2,766 | ||
| Total votes: 20,935 | |||
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District 5
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 5
Armor Persons won election outright against incumbent Gwynetta Gittens in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 5 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Armor Persons (Nonpartisan) | 54.9 | 8,847 | |
| Gwynetta Gittens (Nonpartisan) | 45.1 | 7,281 | ||
| Total votes: 16,128 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Randy Allen-Scott (Nonpartisan)
District 6
General election
General election for School District of Lee County school board District 6
Jada Langford-Fleming defeated Denise Nystrom in the general election for School District of Lee County school board District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jada Langford-Fleming (Nonpartisan) | 51.5 | 111,480 | |
 | Denise Nystrom (Nonpartisan) | 48.5 | 104,857 | |
| Total votes: 216,337 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 6
Jada Langford-Fleming and Denise Nystrom defeated Tia Collin in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 6 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jada Langford-Fleming (Nonpartisan) | 38.9 | 48,178 | |
| ✔ | | Denise Nystrom (Nonpartisan) | 35.7 | 44,145 |
| Tia Collin (Nonpartisan) | 25.4 | 31,414 | ||
| Total votes: 123,737 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Gambino (Nonpartisan)
- Dave Semreen (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2022
August 23, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 26th 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
- Collier County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 17th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 19th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 26th 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 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)
- Collier County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
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About the district
- See also: School District of Lee County, Florida
The School District of Lee County is located in Lee County, Florida. The district served 97,264 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]
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