Ron DeSantis-endorsed candidate Melody Bolduc beat lawyer Sarah Mannion for Duval School Board District 7, which covers the Mandarin area of Jacksonville.

Bolduc secured the largest victory of any Duval School Board candidate Tuesday, earning 56.5% of the vote to Mannion’s 43.5%.

The win comes at a time when the school district is struggling with declining enrollment and budgetary restrictions.

The school board is responsible for drafting policy for the district, including budget allocations, curriculum and the school district’s code of conduct.

While school board races are technically nonpartisan races, Florida Gov. DeSantis and his allies have pushed to take over school boards across the state with candidates aligned to his education policy agenda.

And so Republican and Democrat legislators consolidated on party lines around Bolduc and Mannion respectively.

Bolduc, a 24-year teacher turned homeschool advocate, runs a company that provides consulting and Christian-based curriculum for homeschooling parents. She has said she’s running to hold a failing public school system accountable. She’s aligned herself with Moms for Liberty, a conservative group that has pushed to restrict curricula and the availability of books in schools, and she’s received Gov. DeSantis’ endorsement.

She was also been endorsed by conservative political committee 1776 Project PAC, which has endorsed candidates in more than 100 other school board elections around the country.