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Stuart Mears ran for election to the School District of Palm Beach County school board to represent District 6 in Florida. Mears did not appear on the ballot for the primary on August 23, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: School District of Palm Beach County, Florida, elections (2022)

General election

General election for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 6

Incumbent Marcia Andrews defeated Jennifer Showalter in the general election for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marcia Andrews
Marcia Andrews (Nonpartisan)
 
56.9
 
38,787
Jennifer Showalter (Nonpartisan)
 
43.1
 
29,354

Total votes: 68,141
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 6

Incumbent Marcia Andrews and Jennifer Showalter defeated Amanda Silvestri, Jeff Browning, and V. Deanne Ewers in the primary for School District of Palm Beach County school board District 6 on August 23, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marcia Andrews
Marcia Andrews (Nonpartisan)
 
48.7
 
15,556
Jennifer Showalter (Nonpartisan)
 
18.0
 
5,761
Image of Amanda Silvestri
Amanda Silvestri (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
16.7
 
5,321
Jeff Browning (Nonpartisan)
 
13.0
 
4,155
V. Deanne Ewers (Nonpartisan)
 
3.5
 
1,125

Total votes: 31,918
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2016

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 30, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was June 24, 2016.

Matt Willhite defeated Laurel S. Bennett in the Florida House of Representatives District 86 general election.[1][2]

Florida House of Representatives, District 86 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matt Willhite 57.59% 42,168
     Republican Laurel S. Bennett 42.41% 31,047
Total Votes 73,215
Source: Florida Division of Elections


Matt Willhite defeated Tinu Pena in the Florida House of Representatives District 86 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Florida House of Representatives, District 86 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Matt Willhite 56.29% 5,451
     Democratic Tinu Pena 43.71% 4,233
Total Votes 9,684


Laurel S. Bennett defeated Stuart Mears in the Florida House of Representatives District 86 Republican primary.[3][4]

Florida House of Representatives, District 86 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Laurel S. Bennett 52.71% 2,951
     Republican Stuart Mears 47.29% 2,648
Total Votes 5,599

2014

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Florida House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 20, 2014. Incumbent Mark Pafford was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Stuart Mears was unopposed in the Republican primary. Pafford defeated Mears in the general election.[5][6]

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Stuart Mears did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Mears' website highlighted the following campaign themes:[7]

Key Issues:
  • Limited Government – Focus on reducing the impact of government in our everyday lives
  • Lower Taxes – More jobs and business opportunities create higher state revenues and lower taxes for all Floridians
  • Fiscal Responsibility – State spending should be limited to the revenues available similar to that of Florida households
  • Education
  • Common sense instead of Common Core. Let’s get back to the basics.
  • Provide teachers with a higher living professional wage as well as continued educational opportunities.[8]

Endorsements

2014

In 2014, Mears' endorsements included the following:[9]

  • Business Political Action Committee of Palm Beach County (BIZPAC)
  • Christian Family Coalition (CFC Florida)
  • Howard K Coates Jr., Councilman Village of Wellington
  • Anne Gerwig, Councilwoman Village of Wellington
  • Al Paglia, Former Vice Mayor Village of Wellington
  • Tami Donnally, Former Candidate for Florida House, District 86
  • Rob khurana, Wellington Businessman

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