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2 candidates are tracked for Pinellas County School Board District 3 (At Large), headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Curtis Campogni and Dawn Peters. Candidate information follows official Pinellas County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Dawn Peters (36.4 percent) and Curtis Campogni (34.8 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per unofficial results.
Curtis Campogni
Nonpartisan
Curtis Campogni is the founder of Speak4MC, which trains professionals in empathy-based communication and leadership; his Pinellas career includes work as a case manager, youth program director, and high school coach, per his campaign site. He is a first-time candidate, per the Tampa Bay Beacon.
2026 priorities
- Physically and emotionally safe schools, per his campaign site
- Teacher recruitment and morale, per his campaign site
- Addressing enrollment declines, per the Tampa Bay Beacon
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $6,402 (county campaign-finance filings).
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Dawn Peters
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Dawn Peters is a businesswoman with a career in property management, elected to the school board in 2022 and now its vice chairperson, per her campaign site and the district's official board roster.
2026 priorities
- Diverse pathways: college, career-technical, trades, and military, per her campaign site
- Transparency and responsible governance, per her campaign site
- Support educators and keep students at the center, per her campaign site
Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-08-19.
Reported fundraising: $11,250 (county campaign-finance filings).
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