Seminole County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
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Three seats on the Seminole County Public Schools school board in Florida were up for general election on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for August 23, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was May 16, 2022, for petitioning candidates. For candidates paying a fee, the filing deadline was June 17, 2022.
2022 school board battleground election
This election was previewed in the October 26, 2022, edition of Hall Pass, a weekly newsletter focused on school board politics. Click here to learn more about the newsletter or to read archived editions.
Candidates running for two of the three seats up for election advanced to the general election. Sean Cooper and Kelley Davis ran for District 2, while Dana Fernandez and Autumn Garick ran for District 5 (the District 1 incumbent, Kristine Kraus, won her election outright). Davis, an attorney and former Seminole County Public Schools high school teacher, ran on boosting teacher pay and recruiting and retaining teachers. Cooper, the CEO of a nonprofit, campaigned on family empowerment and character development.
Fernandez and Garick completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. Their responses were featured in the September 14 edition of Hall Pass. You can read Fernandez’s answers here and Gerick’s answers here. Fernandez, a former teacher, ran on safety, parents’ rights, and accountability.[1] Gerick, a school volunteer, has run on preserving and promoting excellence and supporting educators. Fernandez signed Moms for Liberty’s pledge.[2][3]
As of the 2019-2020 school year, the Seminole County Public Schools had 68,096 students, 3,571 teachers, and 77 schools.
Elections
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Candidates and results
District 1
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1
Incumbent Kristine Kraus won election outright against Deborah Bauer in the primary for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 1 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kristine Kraus (Nonpartisan) | 54.6 | 43,487 | |
| Deborah Bauer (Nonpartisan) | 45.4 | 36,101 | ||
| Total votes: 79,588 | ||||
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District 2
General election
General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2
Kelley Davis defeated Sean Cooper in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelley Davis (Nonpartisan) | 52.2 | 77,883 | |
| Sean Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 47.8 | 71,422 | ||
| Total votes: 149,305 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2
Kelley Davis and Sean Cooper defeated Eric Monte and James Evans in the primary for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 2 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kelley Davis (Nonpartisan) | 37.9 | 29,666 | |
| ✔ | Sean Cooper (Nonpartisan) | 23.3 | 18,240 | |
| Eric Monte (Nonpartisan) | 20.2 | 15,797 | ||
| James Evans (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 14,496 | ||
| Total votes: 78,199 | ||||
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District 5
General election
General election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5
Autumn Garick defeated Dana Fernandez in the general election for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Autumn Garick (Nonpartisan) | 51.3 | 76,462 | |
| Dana Fernandez (Nonpartisan) | 48.7 | 72,453 | ||
| Total votes: 148,915 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5
Autumn Garick and Dana Fernandez defeated Joshua Memminger and Agar Quiñones-Aristone in the primary for Seminole County Public Schools school board District 5 on August 23, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Autumn Garick (Nonpartisan) | 42.1 | 32,924 | |
| ✔ | Dana Fernandez (Nonpartisan) | 25.1 | 19,656 | |
| Joshua Memminger (Nonpartisan) | 18.8 | 14,700 | ||
| Agar Quiñones-Aristone (Nonpartisan) | 14.0 | 10,926 | ||
| Total votes: 78,206 | ||||
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Additional elections on the ballot
- See also: Florida elections, 2022
August 23, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Florida Attorney General election, 2022
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
- Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Florida State Senate elections, 2022
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Volusia County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Lake County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
- Orange County Public Schools, Florida, Ad Valorem Tax Measure (August 2022)
November 8, 2022
- United States Senate election in Florida, 2022
- Florida's 6th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 7th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 10th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida's 11th Congressional District election, 2022
- Florida Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022
- Florida Attorney General election, 2022
- Florida Chief Financial Officer election, 2022
- Florida gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022
- Florida State Senate elections, 2022
- Florida House of Representatives elections, 2022
- Florida Supreme Court elections, 2022
- Florida intermediate appellate court elections, 2022
- Florida Amendment 1, Disregard Flood Resistance Improvements in Property Value Assessments Measure (2022)
- Florida Amendment 2, Abolish the Constitution Revision Commission Measure (2022)
- Florida Amendment 3, Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Certain Public Service Workers Measure (2022)
- Florida Sports Betting Initiative (2022)
- Florida Trust Funds for Housing Programs Initiative (2022)
- Volusia County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Lake County Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Orange County Public Schools, Florida, elections (2022)
- Municipal elections in Orange County, Florida (2022)
- Orange County, Florida, Rent Stabilization Ordinance, Limit Rent Increases for Certain Residential Units Measure (November 2022)
- Orange County, Florida, Transportation System Surtax, 1% Tax for Transportation Funding Measure (November 2022)
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About the district
- See also: Seminole County Public Schools, Florida
Seminole County Public Schools is located in Seminole County, Florida. The district served 66,729 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[4]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Dana Fernandez 2022 campaign website, "Issues," accessed November 1, 2022
- ↑ Orlando Sentinel, "Seminole school board races: 4 candidates compete for two seats," October 12, 2022
- ↑ Moms for Liberty, "Parent Pledge," accessed November 1, 2022
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Local Education Agency (School District) Universe Survey Data," accessed March 24, 2023
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