Who is running for Palm Beach County School Board District 6 in 2026?

The Palm Beach County School Board District 6 race was decided at the 2026 primary - John McGovern won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 3 candidates were on the primary ballot: John McGovern, Widline Pierre and Wanda Rosario-Schoenfeld. Candidate information follows official Palm Beach County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Palm Beach County, Florida

Palm Beach County School Board District 6

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Decided at the 2026 primary — John McGovern won the seat

DECIDED August 18: John McGovern won outright with 57.2 percent over Wanda Rosario-Schoenfeld and Widline Pierre, per the Supervisor of Elections' unofficial results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

Winner

John McGovern

Nonpartisan

John McGovern is an attorney with a Royal Palm Beach firm and a three-term Wellington Village Council member who has served as vice mayor, per Florida Politics and 1290 WJNO.

2026 priorities

Safe, supportive schools focused on fundamentals, per Florida Politics
Resources and respect for teachers, per Florida Politics
Applying budget experience to the district's 5.9 billion dollar budget, per 1290 WJNO

Reported fundraising: $64,439 (county campaign-finance filings).

Also ran in the primary

Widline Pierre

Nonpartisan

Profile

Widline Pierre is a mental health therapist and former county school counselor of more than nine years who serves on the district's diversity and equity committee, per 1290 WJNO and her campaign site.

Address the district's 6,000-student enrollment decline, per her campaign site
Teacher mental health training and a Parent University, per her campaign site
Trades exposure and financial literacy, per her campaign site

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Wanda Rosario-Schoenfeld

Nonpartisan

Profile

Wanda Rosario-Schoenfeld is a career educator with 38 years in education, including principal of three Buffalo elementary schools, with a doctorate in educational leadership from SUNY Buffalo, per 1290 WJNO and her campaign site.

Merge traditional schooling with workforce-skills systems, per her campaign site
Keep a career educator on the board, per her campaign site
Improve schools and student outcomes, per her campaign site

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Verify this race
Candidate roster from official Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-08-19. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
Cross-check with the official Florida Division of Elections, or see the full Palm Beach County sample ballot and your exact ballot by address.