School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, elections (2024)
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Three seats on the School District of Palm Beach County school board in Florida were up for primary election on August 20, 2024. A general election was scheduled for November 5, 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.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
General election
General election for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 1
Matthew Jay Lane defeated Page Lewis in the general election for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matthew Jay Lane (Nonpartisan) | 54.6 | 58,805 | |
| Page Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 45.4 | 48,871 | ||
| Total votes: 107,676 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 1
Matthew Jay Lane and Page Lewis defeated Francesca Wernisch in the primary for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 1 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Matthew Jay Lane (Nonpartisan) | 40.6 | 13,498 | |
| ✔ | Page Lewis (Nonpartisan) | 37.3 | 12,416 | |
 | Francesca Wernisch (Nonpartisan) | 22.1 | 7,370 | |
| Total votes: 33,284 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marlo Beth Larsen (Nonpartisan)
District 2
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Virginia Savietto (Nonpartisan) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mariana Blanco (Nonpartisan)
- Angel Rodriguez Suarez (Nonpartisan)
District 5
General election
General election for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 5
Gloria Branch defeated Mindy Koch in the general election for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gloria Branch (Nonpartisan) | 53.5 | 50,550 | |
| Mindy Koch (Nonpartisan) | 46.5 | 43,993 | ||
| Total votes: 94,543 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 5
Mindy Koch and Gloria Branch defeated Charman Postel, Mike Letsky, and Suzanne Page in the primary for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 5 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mindy Koch (Nonpartisan) | 27.6 | 6,895 | |
| ✔ | Gloria Branch (Nonpartisan) | 27.1 | 6,774 | |
| Charman Postel (Nonpartisan) | 19.0 | 4,764 | ||
| Mike Letsky (Nonpartisan) | 17.8 | 4,461 | ||
| Suzanne Page (Nonpartisan) | 8.5 | 2,118 | ||
| Total votes: 25,012 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Shannon Komorsky Scaglione (Nonpartisan)
Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2024
August 20, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida state legislative special elections, 2024
- Florida State Senate elections, 2024
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
- Broward County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
November 5, 2024
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2024
- Florida's 18th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 20th Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 21st Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 22nd Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida's 23rd Congressional District election, 2024
- Florida state legislative special elections, 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)
- Broward County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2024)
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About the district
The School District of Palm Beach County is located in Palm Beach County, Florida. The district served 188,843 students during the 2022-2023 school year.[1]
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