John McGovern
Candidate. Does not currently hold an office tracked on this site.
Nonpartisan office
Seat filled without a ballot contest
Won Palm Beach County School Board, District 6 without a contest on the ballot of the General Election, Nov 3, 2026.
Filing status: Elected. $86,461 raised in monetary contributions
Where the campaign money comes from
Totals from official campaign finance reports. Occupations and locations are as reported by each contributor.
2026 campaign$89,558 in contributions
Who gave
- Individuals55%
- Businesses24%
- Political committees (PACs)12%
- Candidate loans to own campaign6%
- Other3%
Where contributors live
- Elsewhere in Florida21%
- Outside Florida1%
- Not reported13%
- Other66%
Individual contributors by occupation group
- Legal43%
- Retired22%
- Real estate & construction8%
- Health care8%
- Other / Not classified7%
- Other12%
Largest contributors
- The Florida Democratic Party (Tallahassee)$3,097
- Peter Hunt (Palm Beach Gardens)$1,000
- Alan Shullman (Palm Beach Gardens)$1,000
- Grayrobinson PA (Orlando)$1,000
- Miskel Backman LLP (Boca Raton)$1,000
- Ken Tuma (West Palm Beach)$1,000
- Andrew Harris (Palm Beach Gardens)$1,000
- Timothy C. Felice$1,000
How the campaign spent
- Postage & mail42%
- Signs & printing23%
- Advertising & media11%
- Other / Not described11%
- Events & meetings7%
- Other6%
Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
In the news
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- Town-Crier Newspaper, Aug 21, 2026John McGovern Takes School Board Seat With Big Win
- Florida Politics, Aug 19, 2026John McGovern wins Palm Beach County School Board seat, Christina Romelus heads to runoff with Daniel Zapata
- Yahoo, Aug 18, 2026John McGovern wins school board seat with more than 50% of vote