2 candidates are tracked for Santa Rosa County School Board District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Marie Locklin and Jill Broxson Teston. Candidate information follows official Santa Rosa County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
August 18 result: no candidate topped 50 percent in this three-way nonpartisan race; Marie Locklin (43.74 percent, 12,974 votes) and Jill Broxson Teston (38.82 percent, 11,515 votes) advance to the November 3 general election, per the Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections' posted results (not labeled official on the results site as of September 29), after the sitting board member Scott Peden (17.44 percent, 5,173 votes) was eliminated.
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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Marie Locklin is a recently retired educator with 39 years in the Santa Rosa County School District, most of them at Gulf Breeze Elementary School, per her campaign site.
$33,887 raised · county campaign-finance filings
Nonpartisan
Per the South Santa Rosa News.
Jill Broxson Teston is a real estate specialist with a background in medical sales and insurance, a fifth-generation Santa Rosa County resident and a parent of four in the county's schools, per her campaign site and South Santa Rosa News.
$69,870 raised · county campaign-finance filings
Who is running for Santa Rosa County School Board District 5 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Santa Rosa County School Board District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Marie Locklin and Jill Broxson Teston. Candidate information follows official Santa Rosa County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Santa Rosa County School Board District 5 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 Santa Rosa County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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