Escambia County general election, 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 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).
County-wide offices
Escambia County Sheriff
| ●REP | David Morgan |
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| ●DEM | Larry Scapecchi |
Superintendent of Schools
| ●REP | Malcolm Thomas |
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| ●DEM | Claudia Brown-Curry |
Elected by default
Clerk of the Circuit Court
| ●REP | Ernie Lee Magaha (i) |
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As no other candidates qualified for the office, Magaha was reelected by default.
Property Appraiser
| ●DEM | Chris Jones (i) |
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As no other candidates qualified for the office, Jones was reelected by default.
Tax Collector
| ●DEM | Janet Holley (i) |
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As no other candidates qualified for the office, Holley was reelected by default.
Supervisor of Elections
| ●REP | David H. Stafford (i) |
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As no other candidates qualified for the office, Stafford was reelected by default.
Escambia County Commission
District 1
| ●REP | Wilson Robertson |
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| ●DEM | Stephen M. Davidson |
District 3
| ●REP | Jacob Pawelski |
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| ●DEM | Marie K. Young (i) |
| ●NPA | John R. "Dooley" Johnson |
District 5
| ●REP | Kevin W. White (i) |
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| ●DEM | Jim Barnett |
Emerald Coast Utilities Authority
District 1
Elizabeth S. Campbell was elected in a universal primary held August 26, 2008.
District 3
Republican primary
| ●REP | Joshua Joscelyn |
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As no other Republican candidates qualified, Joshua Joscelyn advanced by default to the general election.
Democratic primary
| ●DEM | Elvin McCorvey (i) | 3,862 | 72.9% |
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| ●DEM | Benell English | 1,434 | 27.1% |
District 5
Larry Walker was reelected in a 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 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 primary election.
District 5
| Bill Slayton |
| Tom Harrell |
Escambia County Soil & Water Conservation Board
Seats on the Soil & Water Conservation Board are non-partisan.
District 1
| Anne B. Bennett (i) |
As no other candidates qualified for the office, Bennett was reelected by default.
District 2
Greg Fink resigned this seat effective November 4, 2008, to run for State Representative, District 2. This triggered an election to fill the remainder of his term, which expires in 2010.
| Richard Pope |
As no other candidates qualified for the office, Pope was elected by default.
District 3
| Richard W. Freisinger |
As no other candidates qualified for the office, Freisinger was elected by default.
District 5
| Marvino J. Allen |
| Clifford "Cliff" Fiveash |
| 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.
| Thomas Campanella |
As no other candidates qualified for the office, Campanella was reelected by default.
