Miami-Dade County Public Schools elections (2018)

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Miami-Dade County Public Schools elections

Primary election date
August 28, 2018
General election date
November 6, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
357,579 students

Four seats on the Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board in Florida were up for general election on November 6, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates seeking to participate in this race was June 22, 2018.[3]

Candidates and results

District 2

Incumbent Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall won election outright against Brandon Alfred in the primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 28, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 2

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall
Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall (Nonpartisan)
 
68.1
 
19,969
Brandon Alfred (Nonpartisan)
 
31.9
 
9,350

Total votes: 29,319
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 4

Incumbent Perla Tabares Hantman won election outright against Irene Torroella-Garcia in the primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 4 on August 28, 2018.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Miami-Dade County Public Schools school board District 4

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Perla Tabares Hantman
Perla Tabares Hantman (Nonpartisan)
 
59.2
 
13,239
Image of Irene Torroella-Garcia
Irene Torroella-Garcia (Nonpartisan)
 
40.8
 
9,129

Total votes: 22,368
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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District 6

Incumbent Maria Rojas was unopposed in the election for District 6 on the Miami-Dade County school board. Since only one candidate filed, the election was canceled and did not appear on the ballot.

District 8

Incumbent Marta Perez was unopposed in the election for District 8 on the Miami-Dade County school board. Since only one candidate filed, the election was canceled and did not appear on the ballot.

Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Florida elections, 2018

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About the district

See also: Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Florida

Miami-Dade County Public Schools is located in Florida. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 356,964 students.[4]

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Four of 67 Florida counties—6 percent—are Pivot Counties. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Florida 5.06% 1.75% 3.66%
Monroe County, Florida 6.82% 0.44% 4.90%
Pinellas County, Florida 1.11% 5.65% 8.25%
St. Lucie County, Florida 2.40% 7.86% 12.12%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Florida with 49 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 47.8 percent. Florida was considered a key battleground state in the 2016 general election. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Florida voted Democratic 56.67 percent of the time and Republican 43.33 percent of the time. Florida went to the Republicans in 2000, 2004, and 2016, and it went to the Democrats in 2008 and 2012.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Florida. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[5][6]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 55 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 29.1 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 54 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 30.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 65 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 17.7 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 66 out of 120 state House districts in Florida with an average margin of victory of 21.1 points. Trump won two districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


District history

2016

District 1

General results

Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
District 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Gallon 61.45% 55,597
Wilbert Holloway Incumbent 38.55% 34,875
Total Votes (100) 90,472
Source: Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016

Primary results

Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Wilbert Holloway Incumbent 39.70% 11,082
Green check mark transparent.png Steve Gallon 38.18% 10,659
James Bush 22.12% 6,176
Total Votes 27,917
Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election Summary," accessed November 30, 2016

District 3

Incumbent Martin Karp was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
District 3 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate
Martin Karp Incumbent (unopposed)

District 5

Incumbent Susana Castillo was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
District 5 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate
Susana Castillo Incumbent (unopposed)

District 6

General results

Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
District 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Maria Rojas 66.35% 59,805
Modesto Abety 33.65% 30,326
Total Votes (100) 90,131
Source: Miami-Dade Supervisor of Elections, "November 8, 2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016

Primary results

Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
District 6 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Maria Rojas 48.01% 15,227
Green check mark transparent.png Modesto Abety 24.99% 7,926
Gus Machado 17.61% 5,585
Pedro Mora 9.39% 2,977
Total Votes 31,715
Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election Summary," accessed November 30, 2016

District 7

Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
District 7 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Lubby Navarro Incumbent 79.00% 21,354
Aster Mohamed 21.00% 5,678
Total Votes 27,032
Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 30, 2016 Primary Election Summary," accessed November 30, 2016

District 9

Incumbent Lawrence Feldman was the only candidate to file for this seat and was automatically re-elected.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools,
District 9 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016
Candidate
Lawrence Feldman Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

District 2

Dorothy Bendross-Mindingall retained the District 2 seat without opposition.

District 4

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 4 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngPerla Tabares Hantman Incumbent 81.2% 12,827
     Nonpartisan Duysevi "Sevi" Miyar 18.8% 2,964
Total Votes 15,791
Source: Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, "August 26, 2014 Primary Elections," accessed June 10, 2015

District 6

Raquel A. Regalado retained the District 6 seat without opposition.

District 8

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 8 General Election, 4-year term, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngMarta Perez Incumbent 83.1% 19,191
     Nonpartisan Lawrence "Larry" Orihuela 16.9% 3,889
Total Votes 23,080
Source: Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections, "August 26, 2014 Primary Elections," accessed June 10, 2015

2012

Note: Wilbert "Tee" Holloway, Martin Karp, Carlos Curbelo, and Larry Feldman won without opposition for seats in Districts 1, 3, 7 and 9, respectively.[7]

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngSusie Castillo 64.1% 12,381
     Nonpartisan Daniel 'Dan' Espino 35.9% 6,924
Total Votes 19,305
Source: Miami-Dade County Elections, "August 14, 2012 Primary Election," August 21, 2012

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See also

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External links

Footnotes