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Democrats Flip Florida School Boards, Ending Conservative Majorities

8/21/2026

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Democratic-backed candidates won Florida school board races, ending several conservative majorities.
In Sarasota County, two Democrat-backed winners created a Democratic-leaning board for two years.
A November runoff between Jimmy Glover and Heidi Brandt could give an all-Democratic Sarasota slate.
Orange County elected Angie Gallo as board chair, winning 59% and defeating Alicia Farrant.
Dana Pearce unseated DEI-critic Michael Johnson in Hernando District 1.

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Story summary

Democratic-backed candidates won Florida school board races, ending several conservative majorities.
In Sarasota County, two Democrat-backed winners created a Democratic-leaning board for two years.
A November runoff between Jimmy Glover and Heidi Brandt could give an all-Democratic Sarasota slate.
Orange County elected Angie Gallo as board chair, winning 59% and defeating Alicia Farrant.
Dana Pearce unseated DEI-critic Michael Johnson in Hernando District 1.