OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. –– Florida’s Primary Election is Tuesday. Registered voters in Okaloosa County will decide four Okaloosa County races: county commissioner district 2 and school board districts 1, 3, and 5.
All registered voters, regardless of party affiliation, may vote in the local races. The county commissioner race is a universal primary, and the school board offices are nonpartisan. All four offices will be determined in the primary.
Polls are open Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Here are the Okaloosa County offices on the ballot and the candidates:
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 2
- CareySue Beasley (R)
- Carolyn Newcomer Ketchel (R)
- Matt Edwin Turpin (R)
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 1
- Lamar White
- Jerry Buckman
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 3
- Darrel Barnhill
- Linda Evanchyk
SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5
- Cara Marion
- Diane Kelley



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