Multiple candidates advanced in school board races across several counties in the Tampa Bay area on Tuesday. In Pinellas County, a razor-thin margin between Nancy Bostock and Amanda Lord in District 6 will require a machine recount. The District 3 race will proceed to a November runoff between Dawn Peters and Curtis Campogni, while incumbent Lisa Cane won District 2 with over half the vote. Hillsborough County also saw two November matchups emerge, including one between Daniela Simic and Brittany Lyssy in District 2, and another between Karen Perez and Kenneth Gay in District 6. In Pasco County, candidates advanced to runoffs in three districts, while Megan Harding secured a victory in District 5 with over seventy percent of the vote. Sarasota County experienced significant changes as two Democrat-endorsed former teachers won their respective districts, shifting the board’s political makeup from majority conservative.
Facts
- In Pinellas County District 6, Nancy Bostock and Amanda Lord will have a machine recount due to a razor-thin margin.
- Incumbent Lisa Cane won the Pinellas County District 2 race with 54.7% of the vote against Nancy Velardi’s 45%.
- In Sarasota County, Democrat-endorsed former teachers Megan Tennimon and Beth Mayberry won their districts, shifting the board from majority conservative.
