Editing Escambia County general 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]]===
{| class="wikitable"
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! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: red;">●</span>'''REP'''
|[[David Morgan]]
|-
! style="font-size: x-small;" | <span style="font-size: small; color: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
|[[Larry Scapecchi]]
|}

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

===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: blue;">●</span>'''DEM'''
| [[Stephen Davidson|Stephen M. Davidson]]
|}

===[[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'''
| [[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]]
|}

===[[Escambia County District 5|District 5]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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]]
|}

==[[Emerald Coast Utilities Authority]]==
===[[Escambia County District 1|District 1]]===
[[Elizabeth S. Campbell]] was elected in a [[Escambia County primary election, 2008|universal primary]] held August 26, 2008.

===[[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]]===
[[Larry Walker]] was reelected in a [[Escambia County primary election, 2008|universal primary]] held August 26, 2008.

==[[Escambia County School Board]]==
Escambia County School Board seats are non-partisan and unlike other nonpartisan offices are contested at the time of the [[Escambia County primary election, 2008|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.  Results of the race for the District 5 seat necessitated a run-off;  for the results of other School Board races, see the article regarding the 2008 [[Escambia County primary election, 2008|primary election]].

===[[Escambia County School Board District 5|District 5]]===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|[[Bill Slayton]]
|-
|[[Tom Harrell]]
|-
|}

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

===District 1===
{| class="wikitable"
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| [[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"
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| [[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 primary election, 2008]]
*[[Pensacola city elections, 2008]]
*[[State and federal elections, 2008]]

[[Category:2008 elections]] [[Category:Escambia County elections]]