Melisa Giovannelli
Melisa Giovannelli is a member of theSchool District of Lee County school board in Florida, representingDistrict 2. She assumed office in 2016. Her current term ends on November 21, 2028.
Giovannelli won re-election to theSchool District of Lee County school board to representDistrict 2 in Florida outright in the primary onAugust 20, 2024, after the general election was canceled.
Elections
2024
See also: School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2024)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2
IncumbentMelisa Giovannelli won election outright againstCarol Frantz in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan) | 56.7 | 12,664 |
| Carol Frantz (Nonpartisan) | 43.3 | 9,672 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 22,336 | ||
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Endorsements
Giovannelli received the following endorsements.
- Gov.Ron DeSantis (R)
2020
See also: School District of Lee County, Florida, elections (2020)
General election
General election for School District of Lee County school board District 2
IncumbentMelisa Giovannelli defeatedJohn McCullers in the general election for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan) | 64.7 | 43,231 |
 | John McCullers (Nonpartisan) | 35.3 | 23,540 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 66,771 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2
IncumbentMelisa Giovannelli andJohn McCullers defeatedCharla Fox andEmory Cavin in the primary for School District of Lee County school board District 2 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melisa Giovannelli (Nonpartisan) | 42.0 | 12,356 |
| ✔ | | John McCullers (Nonpartisan) | 28.4 | 8,335 |
| Charla Fox (Nonpartisan) | 21.8 | 6,400 | ||
| Emory Cavin (Nonpartisan) | 7.8 | 2,300 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 29,391 | ||
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2016
Four seats on theSchool District of Lee County school board were up for general election onNovember 8, 2016. The board originally had five seats, but the 2016 election added two more seats to the board: Districts 6 and 7, which were electedat large. Two other seats were up forby-district election, although the race for one—District 3—was decided in the primary election onAugust 30, 2016, and it did not appear on the general ballot. In her bid for re-election, District 2 incumbentJeanne Dozier faced five challengers in the primary election:Charlie Flores,Melisa Giovannelli,Kimberly Hurley,David Lusk, andStephen Solak. Since no candidate won over 50 percent of the total votes, the top two vote-getters—Dozier and Giovannelli—advanced to the general election. Giovannelli defeated Dozier in the general election. The race for a two-year term for the new District 6 seat includedDon Armstrong,Charles Dailey,Richard Dunmire, andJane Kuckel on the primary ballot. Kuckel and Armstrong advanced to the general election, with Kuckel winning the seat. In the primary election for District 7, District 3 incumbentCathleen Morgan faced challengersDerrick Donnell,Guido Minaya,Chris Quackenbush, andBetsy Vaughn. Morgan and Quackenbush both appeared on the general election ballot. Morgan won the general election. Since Morgan ran for the District 7 seat, the District 3 was leftopen for a newcomer.Chris Patricca defeatedLori Fayhee in the race for the seat in the primary election.[1][2]
Results
| School District of Lee County, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Melisa Giovannelli | 50.32% | 26,202 |
| Jeanne DozierIncumbent | 49.68% | 25,867 |
| Total Votes (100) | 52,069 | |
| Source:Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 General Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
| School District of Lee County, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Jeanne DozierIncumbent | 32.31% | 6,924 |
| Melisa Giovannelli | 20.29% | 4,348 |
| Charlie Flores | 17.46% | 3,743 |
| Kimberly Hurley | 17.06% | 3,657 |
| David Lusk | 8.56% | 1,834 |
| Stephen Solak | 4.33% | 927 |
| Total Votes | 21,433 | |
| Source:Lee County Supervisor of Elections, "2016 Primary Election," accessed November 30, 2016 | ||
Funding
Giovannelli reported $43,437.43 in contributions and $27,066.07 in expenditures to the Lee County Supervisor of Elections, which left her campaign with $16,371.36 cash on hand, as of October 11, 2016.[3]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Melisa Giovannelli did not completeBallotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Melisa Giovannelli did not completeBallotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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