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==[[Escambia County School Board]]==
 
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Escambia County School Board seats are non-partisan.
 
Escambia County School Board seats are non-partisan.
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===[[Escambia County School Board District 3|District 3]]===
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<small>[[Claudia Brown-Curry]] resigned this seat effective [[November 18]], [[2008]] in order to run for [[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools]].  This triggered an election for the remainder of her term, which expires in [[2010]].</small>
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| [[Ellison Bennett]]
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===[[Escambia County School Board District 4|District 4]]===
 
===[[Escambia County School Board District 4|District 4]]===

Revision as of 15:38, 19 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)
REP Greg Mitchell

Escambia County Sheriff

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

Property Appraiser

DEM Chris Jones (i)

Tax Collector

DEM Janet Holley (i)

Superintendent of Schools

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

Republicans Jim Paul, the incumbent, and Ronnie Arnold both pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.

Supervisor of Elections

REP David H. Stafford (i)

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 Gerald McKenzie
DEM Rev. Clinton E. Powell, Sr.
DEM Russ Swinney
DEM Marie K. Young (i)
NPA John R. "Dooley" Johnson

Democrat Hugh G. King, Sr. 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

District 3

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

District 5

REP Barry B. Tweedie
REP Larry Walker (i)

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 for the remainder of her term, which expires in 2010.

Ellison Bennett
Linda F. Moultrie
Lawrence S. Powell

District 4

Patty Hightower (i)
Thomas E. Raines
Kenneth Weaver

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)

District 3

Richard W. Freisinger

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

See also