School board member. The school board is the governing body of a public school district. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the district budget, sets policies on curriculum, discipline, attendance boundaries and facilities, and approves contracts and collective bargaining agreements. Day-to-day operations belong to the superintendent; the board sets direction and holds the administration accountable.
This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. The sitting officeholder, Allen Zeman, is on the ballot.
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DECIDED August 18: incumbent Allen Zeman was reelected outright with about 55 percent over Sonja Azim, per WLRN. Results are unofficial until the county canvass; this race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.
Nonpartisan Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Zeman is an economist and owner of a data analytics company who is seeking re-election to the Broward County School Board, per the campaign site. Zeman has four daughters attending Broward Public Schools, per the campaign site.
$22,068 raised · county campaign-finance filings
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Sonja Azim, of Plantation, has spent nearly 20 years in education as a special education teacher, ESE specialist, dean of students, and district trainer, starting her career as a special-education paraprofessional, per her campaign site.
$17,135 raised · county campaign-finance filings
Who is running for Broward County School Board At-Large Seat 8 in 2026?
The Broward County School Board At-Large Seat 8 race was decided at the 2026 primary - Allen Zeman won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 2 candidates were on the primary ballot: Allen Zeman and Sonja Azim. Candidate information follows official Broward County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Broward County School Board At-Large Seat 8 election in Florida?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Florida are on the Florida election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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