Editing Escambia County primary election, 2008

Various county-wide elected offices, three of five [[Escambia County Board of County Commissioners|Escambia County Commission]] and [[ECUA]] seats, various [[First Judicial Circuit Court of Florida|Circuit Court]] judgeships, and two [[Escambia County School Board]] seats will be contested in '''elections''' to be held in '''[[2008]]'''.  Primary elections were held on '''[[August 26]], [[2008]]''', with elected candidates proceeding to the general election, to be held '''[[November 4]]'''.

Incumbents are marked by '''(i)'''.

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==County-wide offices==
===[[Escambia County Sheriff]]===
====Republican primary====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
|'''[[David Morgan]]'''
|'''13,565'''
|'''56.7%'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Ron McNesby]] '''(i)'''
|10,354
|43.3%
|}
====Democratic primary====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
|'''[[Larry Scapecchi]]'''
|'''10,765'''
|'''65.4%'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
|[[Sam Lucas|Samuel E. Lucas]]
|5,686
|34.6%
|}

===[[Escambia County Superintendent of Schools|Superintendent of Schools]]===
====Republican primary====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Malcolm Thomas]]
|}

<small>Republicans [[Jim Paul]], the incumbent, as well as [[Ronnie Arnold]] and [[Alan Scott]], pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.  As no other Republican candidates qualified, Malcolm Thomas advanced by default to the general election.</small>

====Democratic primary====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
|'''[[Claudia Brown-Curry]]'''
|'''9,256'''
|'''54.8%'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
|[[Cary Stidham]]
|4,741
|28.1%
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
|[[Myra Simmons|Myra L. Simmons]]
|2,880
|17.1%
|}

===Elected by default===
====[[Escambia County Clerk of the Circuit Court|Clerk of the Circuit Court]]====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Ernie Lee Magaha]] '''(i)'''
|}

<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Magaha was reelected by default.</small>

====[[Escambia County Property Appraiser|Property Appraiser]]====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Chris Jones]] '''(i)'''
|}

<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Jones was reelected by default.</small>

====[[Escambia County Tax Collector|Tax Collector]]====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Janet Holley]] '''(i)'''
|}

<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Holley was reelected by default.</small>

====[[Escambia County Supervisor of Elections|Supervisor of Elections]]====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[David Stafford|David H. Stafford]] '''(i)'''
|}

<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 District 1|District 1]]===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Wilson Robertson]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Mike Whitehead]] '''(i)'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Stephen Davidson|Stephen M. Davidson]]
|}

<small>Republican [[John Dale|John D. Dale]] pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.</small>

===[[Escambia County District 3|District 3]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Jacob Pawelski]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Judy Cook]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Clinton Powell|Rev. Clinton E. Powell, Sr.]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Russ Swinney]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Marie Young|Marie K. Young]] '''(i)'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: #000;">●</span>'''NPA'''
| [[Dooley Johnson|John R. "Dooley" Johnson]]
|}

<small>Democrats [[Hugh King|Hugh G. King, Sr.]] and [[Gerald McKenzie]] pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.</small>

===[[Escambia County District 5|District 5]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Randall McCrackin|Randall E. McCrackin]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Packy Mitchell]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Chris Washler]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Kevin White|Kevin W. White]] '''(i)'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Jim Barnett]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[John Hartman|John F. Hartman]]
|}

<small>[[Aaron Schmidt|Aaron M. Schmidt]] (no party affiliation) and Democrat [[Georgette Harris]] pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.</small>

==[[Emerald Coast Utilities Authority]]==
===[[Escambia County District 1|District 1]]===
====Universal primary====
<small>As the only candidates to qualify were Republican, this race was a "universal primary" in which voters of all party affiliations were entitled to vote, and the winner of the race was elected without the need to run in the general election.</small>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Elizabeth S. Campbell]]
|'''3,688'''
|'''43.2%'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Logan Fink]] '''(i)'''
|3,417
|40.0%
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Harlan Jennings]]
|1,431
|16.8%
|}

===[[Escambia County District 3|District 3]]===
====Republican primary====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
| [[Joshua Joscelyn]]
|}

<small>As no other Republican candidates qualified, Joshua Joscelyn advanced by default to the general election.</small>

====Democratic primary====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
|'''[[Elvin McCorvey]]''' '''(i)'''
|'''3,862'''
|'''72.9%'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
|[[Benell English]]
|1,434
|27.1%
|}

===[[Escambia County District 5|District 5]]===
====Universal primary====
<small>As the only candidates to qualify were Republican, this race was a "universal primary" in which voters of all party affiliations were entitled to vote, and the winner of the race was elected without the need to run in the general election.</small>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
|'''[[Larry Walker]]''' '''(i)'''
|'''7,459'''
|'''76.1%'''
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
|[[Barry Tweedie|Barry B. Tweedie]]
|2,338
|23.9%
|}

==[[Escambia County School Board]]==
Escambia County School Board seats are non-partisan and unlike other nonpartisan offices are contested at the time of the partisan primaries.  In the event that no candidate in a School Board race does not receive a majority of votes cast, the top two candidates proceed to a run-off contested at the time of the general election.

===[[Escambia County School Board District 3|District 3]]===
<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 to fill the remainder of her term, which expires in [[2010]].</small>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''[[Linda Moultrie|Linda F. Moultrie]]'''
|'''3,413'''
|'''51.7%'''
|-
|[[LuTimothy May]]
|3,183
|48.3%
|}

<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]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Patty Hightower]] '''(i)'''
|}

<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Hightower was reelected by default.</small>

===[[Escambia County School Board District 5|District 5]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|'''[[Bill Slayton]]'''
|'''3,684'''
|'''35.2%'''
|-
|'''[[Tom Harrell]]'''
|'''3,227'''
|'''30.8%'''
|-
| [[Pete Gindl|Peter R. Gindl, Sr.]] '''(i)'''
|2,497
|23.8%
|-
| [[Robert Tegenkamp]]
|1,064
|10.2%
|}

<small>[[Rick Lambert]] pre-filed for the race, but later withdrew.</small>

==[[Escambia County Soil & Water Conservation Board]]==
Seats on the Soil & Water Conservation Board are non-partisan.

===District 1===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Anne Bennett|Anne B. Bennett]] '''(i)'''
|}

<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Bennett was reelected by default.</small>

===District 2===
<small>[[Greg Fink]] resigned this seat effective [[November 4]], [[2008]], to run for State Representative, [[Florida House of Representatives District 2|District 2]].  This triggered an election to fill the remainder of his term, which expires in [[2010]].</small>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Richard Pope]]
|}

<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Pope was elected by default.</small>

===District 3===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Richard Freisinger|Richard W. Freisinger]]
|}

<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Freisinger was elected by default.</small>

===District 5===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Marvino Allen|Marvino J. Allen]]
|-
| [[Cliff Fiveash|Clifford "Cliff" Fiveash]]
|-
| [[Dillon Powell|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.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
| [[Thomas Campanella]]
|}

<small>As no other candidates qualified for the office, Campanella was reelected by default.</small>

==See also==
*[[Escambia County general election, 2008]]
*[[Pensacola city elections, 2008]]
*[[State and federal elections, 2008]]

[[Category:2000s elections]] [[Category:Escambia County elections]]