2 candidates are tracked for Hillsborough County School Board District 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Brittany Lyssy and Daniela Simic. Candidate information follows official Hillsborough County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: no candidate won a majority, so Daniela Simic (about 39 percent) and Brittany Lyssy (about 37 percent) advance to a November 3 runoff, per unofficial results.
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.
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Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Brittany Lyssy is an attorney and education policy advocate with degrees from the University of Florida and Stetson Law, currently pursuing a PhD in education-focused public policy, per her campaign site.
$64,825 raised · county campaign-finance filings
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Simic spent more than 20 years in education, starting as a classroom teacher before becoming assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for Hillsborough County Public Schools, where she managed 233 schools and supported more than 12,000 educators, per the campaign site. She has also worked at the Florida Department of Education and in district leadership roles in Florida and Texas, and currently serves as vice president of advocacy for the Hillsborough County Council PTA, per the campaign site. She holds a master's degree in educational policy and leadership from the University of Pennsylvania, per the campaign site.
$33,622 raised · county campaign-finance filings
Who is running for Hillsborough County School Board District 2 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Hillsborough County School Board District 2, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Brittany Lyssy and Daniela Simic. Candidate information follows official Hillsborough County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Hillsborough County School Board District 2 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 Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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