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Coverage dated November 3, 2026 to November 4, 2026

Hillsborough voters renew 10-year school tax, make superintendent an elected post

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Hillsborough County voters overwhelmingly approved a 10-year renewal of the district's half-cent sales surtax, securing an estimated $1.5 billion to overhaul aging school campuses while remaking how district leaders are chosen.

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  1. WFLA

    Should the Superintendent be elected? Hillsborough voters will decide (opens WFLA)

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    When Hillsborough voters head to the polls this Election Day, they'll decide if another race should appear on their ballots in 2028.

  2. Tampa Bay Times

    Hillsborough on track to make school superintendent an elected role (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    With almost 95% of votes in, the seventh largest school district in the country may soon have an elected rather than appointed superintendent, breaking from a norm that exists across the country. Hillsborough County voters decided the superintendent position will become elected, removing the school …

  3. FOX 13 Tampa

    Hillsborough voters renew 10-year school tax, make superintendent an elected post (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    Hillsborough County voters overwhelmingly approved a 10-year renewal of the district's half-cent sales surtax, securing an estimated $1.5 billion to overhaul aging school campuses while remaking how district leaders are chosen.

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