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Voters got their first opportunity to hear from all seven candidates seeking the three contested seats on the Polk County School Board on Thursday, July 16.
The three incumbents and their challengers running for District 3, District 5, and District 6 answered questions in a public forum hosted by LkldNow, the League of Women Voters of Polk County, NAACP Lakeland Branch, and several additional nonpartisan community groups.
Seven Pinellas County School Board candidates across three districts are stepping up to tackle teacher retention, low enrollment and budget issues with fresh perspectives, ideas and experience.
Three candidates are running for District 5, which has performed well academically and is building new schools due to population growth.
The race for an open seat on the Palm Beach County School Board has attracted two former educators and a longtime Wellington Village Council member who has built a well-financed campaign.
Four candidates are running to replace term-limited Darryl Willie to represent District 4 on the Duval County School Board.
District 5 race highlights challenges facing Gilchrist County
Challengers vying for three Clay County School Board seats showed up to make their case to voters Monday night, while none of the current board members attended the forum.
Lee County School Board District 1 election interview with candidate Jenn McDaigle
The eight candidates vying for the District 1 seat on the Miami-Dade school board offered a broad range of ideas on how to improve the school district at a forum Wednesday night, but on one issue, they all aligned — sharp criticism of Florida’s “Schools of Hope” law.
Candidate qualifying has ended for the 2026 election cycle in Baker County, leaving all school board seats uncontested, and setting the stage for contested Republican primaries for two county commission seats.
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