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2 candidates are tracked for Pasco County School Board District 1, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Gino Collura and Kimberly D. Coward. Candidate information follows official Pasco County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority in the open-seat race, so Kimberly D. Coward (35.3 percent) and Gino Collura (31 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per unofficial results. Results are unofficial until the county canvass.
Gino Collura is a behavioral scientist and business consultant twice appointed to state posts by Gov. DeSantis, including the Pasco-Hernando State College district board, per his VOTE411 questionnaire and the Tampa Bay Beacon.
2026 priorities
- Students, classrooms, teachers, and school safety first, per his VOTE411 questionnaire
- Competitive teacher compensation and mentorship, per his VOTE411 questionnaire
- Responsible fiscal stewardship of administrative growth, per his VOTE411 questionnaire
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $20,750 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Kimberly D. Coward
Nonpartisan
Kimberly D. Coward is an attorney who owns Coward & Coward PA and co-founded One Voice Children's Law Center; she is a former Pasco school counselor and Air Force JAG office veteran, per her VOTE411 questionnaire and the Tampa Bay Beacon.
2026 priorities
- Classroom-first budgeting for instruction, teacher pay, and safety, per her VOTE411 questionnaire
- Stronger teacher mentorship and induction programs, per her VOTE411 questionnaire
- Whole-child support for mental health and special needs, per her VOTE411 questionnaire
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $16,510 (county campaign-finance filings).
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