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2 candidates are tracked for Palm Beach County School Board District 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Christina L. Romelus and Daniel Zapata. Candidate information follows official Palm Beach County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Christina Romelus (40.6 percent) and Daniel Zapata (26.7 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results.
Christina L. Romelus
Nonpartisan
Christina L. Romelus is a former Boynton Beach city commissioner and vice mayor, a former nurse who taught anatomy and physiology at Palm Beach State College, and now runs a government-affairs firm, per WLRN.
2026 priorities
- Early literacy: only 54 percent of county students read at grade level, per her campaign site
- School safety and mental health support, per her campaign site
- Competitive teacher salaries and stronger career pathways, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $59,276 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Daniel Zapata
Nonpartisan
Daniel Zapata is a teacher with firsthand Palm Beach County classroom experience, endorsed by the county PBA, per his campaign site and the union's announcement.
2026 priorities
- School safety and security, per his campaign site
- Boost early-grades reading mastery, per his campaign site
- Expand career-technical education with fiscal transparency, per his campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $31,025 (county campaign-finance filings).
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