Escambia County elections, 2008
Various county-wide elected offices, three of five Escambia County Commission and ECUA seats, various Circuit Court judgeships, and two Escambia County School Board seats will be contested in elections to be held November 4, 2008. Primary elections will be held August 26, 2008.
Incumbents are marked by (i).
County-wide offices
Clerk of the Circuit Court
| ●REP | Ernie Lee Magaha (i) |
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| ●REP | Greg Mitchell |
Escambia County Sheriff
| ●REP | Ron McNesby (i) |
|---|---|
| ●REP | David Morgan |
| ●DEM | Samuel E. Lucas |
| ●DEM | Larry Scapecchi |
Property Appraiser
| ●DEM | Chris Jones (i) |
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Tax Collector
| ●DEM | Janet Holley (i) |
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Superintendent of Schools
| ●REP | Alan Scott |
|---|---|
| ●REP | Malcolm Thomas |
| ●DEM | Claudia Brown-Curry |
| ●DEM | Myra L. Simmons |
| ●DEM | Cary Stidham |
Republicans Jim Paul, the incumbent, and Ronnie Arnold both pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.
Supervisor of Elections
| ●REP | David H. Stafford (i) |
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Escambia County Commission
District 1
| ●REP | Wilson Robertson |
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| ●REP | Mike Whitehead (i) |
| ●DEM | Stephen M. Davidson |
Republican John D. Dale pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.
District 3
| ●REP | Jacob Pawelski |
|---|---|
| ●DEM | Judy Cook |
| ●DEM | Gerald McKenzie |
| ●DEM | Rev. Clinton E. Powell, Sr. |
| ●DEM | Russ Swinney |
| ●DEM | Marie K. Young (i) |
| ●NPA | John R. "Dooley" Johnson |
Democrat Hugh G. King, Sr. pre-filed for the race but later withdrew.
District 5
| ●REP | Randall E. McCrackin |
|---|---|
| ●REP | Packy Mitchell |
| ●REP | Chris Washler |
| ●REP | Kevin W. White (i) |
| ●DEM | Jim Barnett |
| ●DEM | Georgette Harris |
| ●DEM | John F. Hartman |
Aaron M. Schmidt (no party affiliation) pre-filed for the race, but later withdrew.
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
District 1
| ●REP | Logan Fink (i) |
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District 3
| ●REP | Joshua Joscelyn |
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| ●DEM | Benell English |
| ●DEM | Elvin McCorvey (i) |
District 5
| ●REP | Barry B. Tweedie |
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| ●REP | Larry Walker (i) |
Escambia County School Board
Escambia County School Board seats are non-partisan.
District 4
| Patty Hightower (i) |
| Thomas E. Raines |
| Kenneth Weaver |
District 5
| Peter R. Gindl, Sr. (i) |
| Tom Harrell |
| Bill Slayton |
| Robert Tegenkamp |
| Rick Lambert |
Escambia County Soil & Water Conservation Board
Seats on the Soil & Water Conservation Board are non-partisan.
District 1
| Anne B. Bennett (i) |
District 3
| Richard W. Freisinger |
District 5
| Dillon M. Powell |
