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Pinellas County, Florida

Pinellas County School Board District 2 (At Large)

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Decided at the 2026 primary — Lisa Cane won the seat

DECIDED August 18: incumbent Lisa Cane won outright with about 55 percent (90,502 votes) over Nancy Velardi, per unofficial results. This race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

Winner

Lisa Cane

Nonpartisan · Incumbent

Lisa Cane is executive director of The Tampa Bay Performing Arts Academy and has held the At Large District 2 school board seat since 2018, per the League of Women Voters VOTE411 guide and the district's official board roster.

2026 priorities

Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.

Reported fundraising: $15,050 (county campaign-finance filings).

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Also ran in the primary

Nancy Velardi

Nonpartisan

Profile

Nancy Velardi is a retired high school English teacher who spent over 20 years in Pinellas public schools, 22 of them at Pinellas Park High, and is a former president of the Pinellas Classroom Teachers Association, per the VOTE411 voter guide.

  • Quality education with critical thinking for every student, per the VOTE411 voter guide
  • Support teachers by cutting bureaucracy, per the VOTE411 voter guide
  • Transparent school-parent partnerships, per the VOTE411 voter guide
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Verify this race
Candidate roster from official Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-08-19. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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