Kay Fields
Kay Fields is a member of the Polk County Public Schools school board in Florida, representing District 5. She assumed office in 2002. Her current term ends on November 17, 2026.
Fields won re-election to the Polk County Public Schools school board to represent District 5 in Florida outright in the primary on August 23, 2022, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2022
See also: Polk County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Kay Fields won election outright against Terry Clark in the primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kay Fields (Nonpartisan) | 52.9 | 53,478 |
| Terry Clark (Nonpartisan) | 47.1 | 47,588 | ||
| Total votes: 101,066 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Polk County Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Kay Fields defeated Jennifer Sabin in the general election for Polk County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kay Fields (Nonpartisan) | 52.2 | 105,110 |
 | Jennifer Sabin (Nonpartisan) | 47.8 | 96,167 | |
| Total votes: 201,277 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Kay Fields and Jennifer Sabin defeated Terry Clark in the primary for Polk County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 28, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kay Fields (Nonpartisan) | 37.4 | 36,284 |
| ✔ | | Jennifer Sabin (Nonpartisan) | 31.6 | 30,635 |
| Terry Clark (Nonpartisan) | 31.0 | 30,132 | ||
| Total votes: 97,051 | |||
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2014
The August 26, 2014 general election in Polk County featured four seats up for election. District 3 incumbent Hazel Sellers defeated challenger Randy Wilkinson. Debra Smith Wright was running for another term in District 6, but lost the seat to Lynn Wilson. Incumbent Tim Harris won re-election to District 7 after defeating challenger Lisa Bone Miller, and District 5 incumbent Kay Fields ran unopposed and won re-election.
Results
Fields ran unopposed and won re-election by default.
2010
| Polk County Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Kay Fields Incumbent |
61.5% | 40,436 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael E. Bullard | 38.5% | 25,264 | |
| Total Votes | 65,700 | |||
| Source: Polk County Supervisor of Elections, "Election Results," accessed August 25, 2014 | ||||
2006
| Polk County Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kay Fields Incumbent |
64.3% | 40,014 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ricky Shirah | 35.7% | 22,234 | |
| Total Votes | 62,248 | |||
| Source: Polk County Supervisor of Elections, "Election Results," accessed August 25, 2014 | ||||
2002
| Polk County Public Schools, District 5 Runoff Election, 4-year term, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kay Fields |
54.1% | 67,420 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrea Whiteley | 45.9% | 57,090 | |
| Total Votes | 124,510 | |||
| Source: Polk County Supervisor of Elections, "Election Results," accessed August 25, 2014</ref> | ||||
| Polk County Public Schools, District 5 General Election, 4-year term, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Kay Fields |
47.6% | 32,467 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrea Whiteley |
34.4% | 23,470 | |
| Nonpartisan | Carol Castagnero | 18% | 12,257 | |
| Total Votes | 68,194 | |||
| Source: Polk County Supervisor of Elections, "Election Results," accessed August 25, 2014</ref> | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Kay Fields did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
