General Election, Nov 3, 2026
Lake County School Board, District 1
2 candidates are on the ballot.
Voters in Lake County School Board District 1 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.
Not on the primary ballot
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: Lake County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Source: Lake County Supervisor of Elections campaign reports
Money from inside Lake County
Share of itemized contributions from addresses with a Lake County ZIP code.
Who gave
- Individuals42%
- Businesses45%
- Political party committees3%
- Candidate loans to own campaign10%
- Other0%
- Individuals86%
- Other14%
Largest contributors
Names and cities as reported on campaign finance reports.
- Mathias Foodservice Equipment (Leesburg)$1,000
- Kim K Stapleton (Fayetteville)$1,000
- James L Kelley (Summerton)$1,000
- Tara L Tedrow (Windermere)$1,000
- Minneola Land LLC (Orlando)$1,000
- Tony McCoy (groveland)$200
- James Smith (groveland)$100
- kerina young (grovrland)$100
- Linda Lawson (Winterhaven)$100
- James Lewis Smith (Groveland)$50
Full profile
Also filed for this seat
- Eric Schwalbach (Defeated, 41.5% in primary)