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School District of Manatee County, Florida, elections (2024)
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Two seats on the School District of Manatee County school board in Florida were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for August 20, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was June 14, 2024. Candidates can win outright in the primary election if they are unopposed or if they receive a majority of votes cast in the primary.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for School District of Manatee County school board District 1
Heather Felton defeated Mark Stanoch in the general election for School District of Manatee County school board District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Felton (Nonpartisan)  | 57.7 | 29,051 |
 | Mark Stanoch (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 21,275 | |
| Total votes: 50,326 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 1
Heather Felton and Mark Stanoch defeated Alex Garner in the primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 1 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Felton (Nonpartisan) | 39.3 | 6,416 |
| ✔ | | Mark Stanoch (Nonpartisan) | 31.4 | 5,135 |
| Alex Garner (Nonpartisan) | 29.3 | 4,784 | ||
| Total votes: 16,335 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for School District of Manatee County school board District 3
Charles Kennedy defeated Jonathan Lynch in the general election for School District of Manatee County school board District 3 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Charles Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 57.7 | 21,585 |
| Jonathan Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 42.3 | 15,806 | ||
| Total votes: 37,391 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 3
Charles Kennedy and Jonathan Lynch defeated Perri Ann Parkman in the primary for School District of Manatee County school board District 3 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charles Kennedy (Nonpartisan) | 47.5 | 7,370 |
| ✔ | Jonathan Lynch (Nonpartisan) | 30.0 | 4,655 | |
 | Perri Ann Parkman (Nonpartisan) | 22.4 | 3,481 | |
| Total votes: 15,506 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jeffrey Carman (Nonpartisan)
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
- Sarasota County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (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)
- Sarasota County Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
- Municipal elections in Hillsborough County, Florida (2024)
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About the district
The School District of Manatee County is located in Manatee County, Florida. The district served 51,234 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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