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Leon County, Florida

Leon County School Board District 1

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One candidate is tracked for Leon County School Board District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Alva Swafford Smith. Candidate information follows official Leon County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

November-only race: the incumbent faces only a qualified write-in, so there is no August contest and the write-in prints as a blank line on the November 3 ballot, per WFSU. Appears only on District 1 ballots.

Alva Swafford Smith

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Alva Swafford Smith is the District 1 school board incumbent seeking what she says will be her final term; she qualified with only a write-in challenger, per WFSU.

Reported fundraising: $5,000 (county campaign-finance filings).

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Candidate roster from official Leon County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-08-19. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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