Wrapping Up Florida’s School Election Results
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Florida voters headed to the polls on Tuesday
Many counties held school district races. And education advocates were keeping their eyes on a handful of State House races as well.
So who were the winners and who were the losers?
Here’s a wrap-up of the results from around the state, after the jump:
Alachua County
McNealy and Sharpe will face a school board runoff — The Gainesville Sun.
Brevard County
Henderson retains school board seat — Florida Today.
Broward County
Leach wins reelection to school board seat, four other races head to runoff — The Miami Herald.
Four Broward school board seats still up for grabs — The South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Duval County
Jenkins, Smith Juarez head to school board runoff — The Florida Times-Union.
Heymann versus Fischer for school board seat — The Florida Times-Union
Flagler County
School board incumbents win, school tax extended — The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Hillsborough County
PTA mom wins school board seat, incumbent heads to runoff — The Tampa Bay Times
Stuart, Edgecomb, Valdes win Hillsborough school board seats — The Tampa Tribune
Indian River County
Voters approve 60-cent schools tax — TCPalm.com
Lee County
Morgan wins school board seat, Dozier and Chilmonik head to runoff — The Fort Myers News-Press.
Manatee County
Gause defeats Schaich for school board, Miner and Moates head to runoff — The Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Marion County
Tomyn and Greene to face off for superintendent in November — The Ocala Star-Banner.
Voters reject two school taxes — The Ocala Star-Banner.
Martin County
DiTerlizzi narrowly wins school board seat, George and Powers go to runoff — TCPalm.com
Gaylord new superintendent, marks change for district — The Palm Beach Post.
Miami-Dade County
Castillo wins school board seat — The Miami Herald.
Bullard swamps Saunders for state Senate nomination — The Miami Herald.
Nassau County
Bean easily defeats Weinstein for state Senate — The Florida Times-Union.
School board incumbents headed to runoff — The Florida Times-Union.
Orange County
Incumbents win three of four school board races, fourth heads to runoff — The Orlando Sentinel.
Thompson defeats Siplin for state Senate nomination. — The Orlando Sentinel
Osceola County
Weisheyer ousts Hartig for school board — The Orlando Sentinel
Palm Beach County
Murgio and Jax head to runoff for school board — The Palm Beach Post.
Clemens holds narrow lead over Bernard for state Senate — The South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
Pasco County
Browning wins big in superintendent race — The Tampa Bay Times.
Browing wins GOP superintendent nomination — The Tampa Tribune.
Hurley wins reelection to school board — The Tampa Bay Times.
Pinellas County
School board races head to runoff — The Tampa Bay Times.
Putnam County
Incumbents win reelection for school board — The Florida Times-Union.
Criswell and Roach will face off for superintendent — The Florida Times-Union.
Seminole County
Lockhart ousts Pond for school board — The Orlando Sentinel.
