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! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
 
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| [[Ernie Lee Magaha]] '''(i)'''
 
| [[Ernie Lee Magaha]] '''(i)'''
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! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
 
| [[Greg Mitchell]]
 
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Magaha was reelected by default.</small>
  
 
===[[Escambia County Sheriff]]===
 
===[[Escambia County Sheriff]]===
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| [[Chris Jones]] '''(i)'''
 
| [[Chris Jones]] '''(i)'''
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Jones was reelected by default.</small>
  
 
===[[Escambia County Tax Collector|Tax Collector]]===
 
===[[Escambia County Tax Collector|Tax Collector]]===
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| [[Janet Holley]] '''(i)'''
 
| [[Janet Holley]] '''(i)'''
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Holley was reelected by default.</small>
  
 
===[[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Superintendent of Schools]]===
 
===[[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Superintendent of Schools]]===
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| [[David Stafford|David H. Stafford]] '''(i)'''
 
| [[David Stafford|David H. Stafford]] '''(i)'''
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Stafford was reelected by default.</small>
  
 
==[[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|Escambia County Commission]]==
 
==[[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|Escambia County Commission]]==
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| [[Harlan Jennings]]
 
| [[Harlan Jennings]]
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| [[Elizabeth S. Campbell]]
 
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| [[Elvin McCorvey]] '''(i)'''
 
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! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Elvin McCorvey]] '''(i)'''
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| [[Benell English]]
 
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| [[Barry Tweedie|Barry B. Tweedie]]
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| [[Larry Walker]] '''(i)'''
 
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| [[Larry Walker]] '''(i)'''
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| [[Barry Tweedie|Barry B. Tweedie]]
 
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{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
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| [[Ellison Bennett]]
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| [[LuTimothy May]]
 
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| [[Linda Moultrie|Linda F. Moultrie]]
 
| [[Linda Moultrie|Linda F. Moultrie]]
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| [[Lawrence Powell|Lawrence S. Powell]]
 
 
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<small>[[Lawrence Powell]] and [[Ellison Bennett]] both pre-filed for the race but did not qualify.</small>
  
 
===[[Escambia County School Board District 4|District 4]]===
 
===[[Escambia County School Board District 4|District 4]]===
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| [[Patty Hightower]] '''(i)'''
 
| [[Patty Hightower]] '''(i)'''
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| [[Thomas Raines|Thomas E. Raines]]
 
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| [[Kenneth Weaver]]
 
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Hightower was reelected by default.</small>
  
 
===[[Escambia County School Board District 5|District 5]]===
 
===[[Escambia County School Board District 5|District 5]]===
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| [[Anne Bennett|Anne B. Bennett]] '''(i)'''
 
| [[Anne Bennett|Anne B. Bennett]] '''(i)'''
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Bennett was reelected by default.</small>
  
 
===District 2===
 
===District 2===
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| [[Richard Pope]]
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Pope was elected by default.</small>
  
 
===District 3===
 
===District 3===
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| [[Richard Freisinger|Richard W. Freisinger]]
 
| [[Richard Freisinger|Richard W. Freisinger]]
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Freisinger was elected by default.</small>
  
 
===District 5===
 
===District 5===
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| [[Thomas Campanella]]
 
| [[Thomas Campanella]]
 
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<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Campanella was reelected by default.</small>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 21:58, 20 June 2008

Various county-wide elected offices, three of five Escambia County Commission and ECUA seats, various Circuit Court judgeships, and two Escambia County School Board seats will be contested in elections to be held November 4, 2008. Primary elections will be held August 26, 2008.

Incumbents are marked by (i).

County-wide offices

Clerk of the Circuit Court

REP Ernie Lee Magaha (i)

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Magaha was reelected by default.

Escambia County Sheriff

REP Ron McNesby (i)
REP David Morgan
DEM Samuel E. Lucas
DEM Larry Scapecchi

Property Appraiser

DEM Chris Jones (i)

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Jones was reelected by default.

Tax Collector

DEM Janet Holley (i)

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Holley was reelected by default.

Superintendent of Schools

REP Malcolm Thomas
DEM Claudia Brown-Curry
DEM Myra L. Simmons
DEM Cary Stidham

Republicans Jim Paul, the incumbent, as well as Ronnie Arnold and Alan Scott, pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.

Supervisor of Elections

REP David H. Stafford (i)

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Stafford was reelected by default.

Escambia County Commission

District 1

REP Wilson Robertson
REP Mike Whitehead (i)
DEM Stephen M. Davidson

Republican John D. Dale pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.

District 3

REP Jacob Pawelski
DEM Judy Cook
DEM Rev. Clinton E. Powell, Sr.
DEM Russ Swinney
DEM Marie K. Young (i)
NPA John R. "Dooley" Johnson

Democrats Hugh G. King, Sr. and Gerald McKenzie pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.

District 5

REP Randall E. McCrackin
REP Packy Mitchell
REP Chris Washler
REP Kevin W. White (i)
DEM Jim Barnett
DEM John F. Hartman

Aaron M. Schmidt (no party affiliation) and Democrat Georgette Harris pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.

Emerald Coast Utilities Authority

District 1

REP Logan Fink (i)
REP Harlan Jennings
REP Elizabeth S. Campbell

District 3

REP Joshua Joscelyn
DEM Elvin McCorvey (i)
DEM Benell English

District 5

REP Larry Walker (i)
REP Barry B. Tweedie

Escambia County School Board

Escambia County School Board seats are non-partisan.

District 3

Claudia Brown-Curry resigned this seat effective November 18, 2008 in order to run for Escambia County Superintendent of Schools. This triggered an election to fill the remainder of her term, which expires in 2010.

LuTimothy May
Linda F. Moultrie

Lawrence Powell and Ellison Bennett both pre-filed for the race but did not qualify.

District 4

Patty Hightower (i)

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Hightower was reelected by default.

District 5

Peter R. Gindl, Sr. (i)
Tom Harrell
Bill Slayton
Robert Tegenkamp

Rick Lambert filed for the race, but later withdrew.

Escambia County Soil & Water Conservation Board

Seats on the Soil & Water Conservation Board are non-partisan.

District 1

Anne B. Bennett (i)

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Bennett was reelected by default.

District 2

Greg Fink resigned this seat effective November 4, 2008, to run for State Representative, District 2. This triggered an election to fill the remainder of his term, which expires in 2010.

Richard Pope

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Pope was elected by default.

District 3

Richard W. Freisinger

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Freisinger was elected by default.

District 5

Marvino J. Allen
Clifford "Cliff" Fiveash
Dillon M. Powell

Santa Rosa Island Authority

One member of this board is elected; the rest are appointed by members of the Escambia County Commission. Seats are nonpartisan.

Thomas Campanella

As no other candidates qualified for the office, Campanella was reelected by default.

See also