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2 candidates are tracked for Pasco County School Board District 3, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Matt Geiger and Mollyana Ward. 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 Matt Geiger (28.8 percent) and Mollyana Ward (21.1 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff; Erin Stroupe missed the runoff by about 1,500 votes, per unofficial results.
Matt Geiger is an educator with 28 years of experience as a teacher, guidance counselor, principal, and district administrator, now school director for a residential soccer academy, per the Hernando Sun, his VOTE411 questionnaire, and the Tampa Bay Beacon.
2026 priorities
- Competitive teacher compensation and reduced workload, per his VOTE411 questionnaire
- Teacher Villages to help educators with subsidized housing, per his VOTE411 questionnaire
- Student safety through SROs and threat assessment teams, per his VOTE411 questionnaire
Reported fundraising: $7,365 (county campaign-finance filings).
Mollyana Ward
Nonpartisan
Mollyana Ward is a real estate broker, childcare facility owner, and sports development company executive endorsed by Superintendent Legg, per her VOTE411 questionnaire and the Hernando Sun.
2026 priorities
- Honest, transparent budgeting, per her VOTE411 questionnaire
- Multi-year competitive teacher compensation plan, per her VOTE411 questionnaire
- Expand career-technical education through employer partnerships, per her VOTE411 questionnaire and the Hernando Sun
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $25,820 (county campaign-finance filings).
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