School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2024)

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School District of Lee County elections
Primary date
August 20, 2024
General election date
November 5, 2024
Enrollment ('22-'23)
99,354 students

One seat on the School District of Lee County school board in Florida was up for general election on November 5, 2024. The election for two other seats on the board were decided in the primary election. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 14, 2024. Candidates could win outright in the primary election if they were unopposed or if they received a majority of votes cast in the primary.

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Candidates and results

District 2

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2

Incumbent Melisa Giovannelli won election outright against Carol Frantz in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan)	56.7	12,664
	Submit photo	Carol Frantz (Nonpartisan)	43.3	9,672

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,336
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District 3

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 3

Bill Ribble won election outright against Kaitlyn Schoeffel in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 3 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bill Ribble (Nonpartisan)	50.4	12,311
	Submit photo	Kaitlyn Schoeffel (Nonpartisan)	49.6	12,128

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 24,439
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District 7

General election

General election for School District of Lee County school board District 7

Vanessa Chaviano defeated Sheridan Chester in the general election for School District of Lee County school board District 7 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vanessa Chaviano (Nonpartisan)	69.1	207,300
	Submit photo	Sheridan Chester (Nonpartisan)	30.9	92,633

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 299,933
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 7

Vanessa Chaviano and Sheridan Chester defeated Joshua Molandes in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 7 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Vanessa Chaviano (Nonpartisan)	47.1	45,653
✔	Submit photo	Sheridan Chester (Nonpartisan)	31.4	30,453
	Submit photo	Joshua Molandes (Nonpartisan)	21.5	20,823

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,929
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Philip Abbondanza (Nonpartisan)
• Monica Schmucker (Nonpartisan)

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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 99,354 students during the 2022-2023 school year.

See also

School District of Lee County	Florida	School Boards
School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2022) List of school districts in Florida	Florida school board elections, 2024 Public education in Florida Local ballot measures, Florida	School board elections, 2024 School board elections, 2023 School board election data analysis, 2024 School board election data analysis, 2023

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