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3 candidates are tracked for Duval County School Board District 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Rhodesia "Rho" Butler, James "Coach" Jacobs and Gracie Bell Kearse-McCastler. Candidate information follows official Duval County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: James Jacobs (39 percent) and Rhodesia Butler (35 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per News4JAX. Results are unofficial until the county canvass.
Nonpartisan
Rhodesia Butler is a retired Duval County Public Schools educator and 35-year business owner who has worked with the Boys and Girls Club, per News4Jax.
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $12,071 (county campaign-finance filings).
Campaign site →Nonpartisan
James Jacobs is dean of students at Duval Charter School at Westside, with prior experience as a paraprofessional, truancy officer, ESE assistant, and PE teacher, per News4Jax.
Reported fundraising: $8,203 (county campaign-finance filings).
Write-In
Gracie Bell Kearse-McCastler is a 33-year Duval County educator, a former teacher and assistant principal, per News4Jax.
Reported fundraising: $500 (county campaign-finance filings).