General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Hillsborough County School Board, District 2
2 candidates are on the ballot.
Voters in Hillsborough County School Board District 2 choose this seat.
What this office does
Duties under Florida law
… (b) The school board shall operate, control and supervise all free public schools within the school district and determine the rate of school district taxes within the limits prescribed herein. Two or more school districts may operate and finance joint educational programs.
… (2) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD.—In accordance with the provisions of s. 4(b), Art. IX of the State Constitution, district school boards shall operate, control, and supervise all free public schools in their respective districts and may exercise any power except as expressly prohibited by the State Constitution or general law. …
Listed alphabetically; the order on your ballot may differ.
How they got here
Each candidate's share of the vote in their own primary, from official results. Party primaries are separate contests with different voters, so these shares are not a head-to-head comparison.
Money raised
Monetary receipts reported to the filing officer this cycle, including any loans. In-kind gifts are listed separately. See Who gave for the breakdown.
Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Source: Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Money from inside Hillsborough County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Hillsborough County ZIP code.
Who gave
- Individuals40%
- Businesses14%
- Candidate self-funding0%
- Political party committees3%
- Political committees (PACs)19%
- Other24%
- Individuals68%
- Businesses8%
- Candidate self-funding1%
- Political party committees1%
- Political committees (PACs)17%
- Other4%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- Hillsborough County Republican (Tampa)$3,000
- B&B Capitol Strategies, LLC (Riverview)$2,000
- Bobbie R. Lakhani (Dunnellon)$2,000
- Zulf Lakhani (Dunnellon)$2,000
- Common Sense Conservatives (Tallahassee)$2,000
- Arguello Delta Llc (Port Richey)$3,000
- Daniel Driscoll (Tampa)$2,000
- Berto Simic (Tampa)$2,000
- Angela Simic (Tampa)$2,000
- Patrick Baskette (Fairview)$2,000
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Also filed for this seat
- Chris Taylor (Defeated, 24.4% in primary)