Broward County, Florida

Broward County School Board District 1

What this office does

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, Maura McCarthy Bulman, is on the ballot.

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Decided at the 2026 primary: Maura McCarthy Bulman won the seat

DECIDED August 18: incumbent Maura McCarthy Bulman was reelected outright with about 71 percent over Carmen Jackie Gimenez, per WLRN. Results are unofficial until the county canvass; this race will not appear on the November 3 ballot.

Winner

Maura McCarthy Bulman

Nonpartisan Incumbent

Top priorities

Keep District 1 schools open through the district's restructuring
Expand arts and sciences programming
Provide watchful fiscal oversight of taxpayer dollars

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Bulman is a local attorney and former Peace Corps volunteer in Jamaica who also worked as an attorney at Legal Services, and is a mother of four sons in Broward County Public Schools, per the campaign site.

Campaign finance

$27,250 raised · county campaign-finance filings

Campaign site (opens in a new tab)

Also ran in the primary

Carmen Jackie Gimenez

Nonpartisan

Biography

Carmen Jackie Gimenez, of Hallandale Beach, is challenging the District 1 incumbent on the August 18, 2026 nonpartisan ballot, per League of Women Voters forum coverage and Supervisor of Elections filings.

Campaign finance

$3,000 raised · county campaign-finance filings

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Broward County School Board District 1 in 2026?

The Broward County School Board District 1 race was decided at the 2026 primary - Maura McCarthy Bulman won the seat - and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot. 2 candidates were on the primary ballot: Maura McCarthy Bulman and Carmen Jackie Gimenez. Candidate information follows official Broward County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Broward County School Board District 1 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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Candidate roster from official Broward County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified September 25, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Candidate profiles

Maura McCarthy Bulman, full profile Carmen Jackie Gimenez, full profile Official Florida election office