Clay County voters renewed a school property tax, kept a cap on commissioner pay and sent Rep. Aaron Bean back to Congress on Nov. 3.

All 48 precincts reported results by 9:19 p.m., according to the Clay County elections results page. Of the county's 155,275 registered voters, 93,709 cast ballots, a turnout of 60.35%.

Here is what the results mean for Orange Park and Fleming Island residents.

School tax renewed

The biggest local margin belonged to the school district's 1-mill property tax renewal. Nearly 78% of voters approved the measure, which funds teacher salaries and school safety officers, according to Jacksonville Today. The tax equals $1 for every $1,000 of assessed property value. The measure drew 70,142 yes votes to 20,277 no votes.

Commissioner salary cap stays

Voters rejected a charter amendment that would have removed the $37,000 salary cap for county commissioners. About 69% voted no, with 60,794 ballots against the change and 27,910 in favor.

The amendment, placed on the ballot by the county's charter revision commission, would have replaced the cap with a state population-based formula. That formula could have raised commissioner pay to about $97,000 per year, Jacksonville Today reported. As we reported Nov. 2, a misleading mailer about the amendment circulated before the election.

Bean wins FL-4

Republican Rep. Aaron Bean of Fernandina Beach won a third term representing Florida's 4th Congressional District, which covers Clay and Nassau counties along with parts of Duval County. Bean took 65.34% of the Clay County vote, collecting 60,809 ballots. Democrat LaShonda "L.J." Holloway received 32.92% with 30,638 votes. Holloway was also the Democratic nominee against Bean in 2022 and 2024, according to a First Coast News voter guide.

Edwards takes commission seat

Democrat Leroy Edwards defeated Republican Lolita Smoak for the District 2 County Commission seat, earning 55.05% of the vote across six precincts. That race is covered in a separate story.

Statewide amendments: how Clay voted

Three constitutional amendments appeared on every Florida ballot. Each needed 60% to pass.

Amendment 1 (Budget Stabilization Fund): Would have raised the cap on the state's rainy-day reserve from 10% to 25% of general revenue. It failed statewide, The Independent Florida Alligator reported. Clay County voters also rejected it, with 60.95% voting no.

Amendment 2 (Agricultural property tax exemption): Would have exempted farm equipment and other movable property on qualifying agricultural land from property taxes. It failed statewide. In Clay County, 65.47% voted yes, but the statewide total fell short of the 60% threshold, according to the Alligator.

Amendment 3 (Homestead exemption): Passed statewide with 62% of the vote. The measure raises the homestead exemption from non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028, then adjusts for inflation. It also cuts the cap on yearly assessment increases for non-homestead property from 10% to 5%. Clay County backed it with 65.45% voting yes.

Fleming Island CDD race

Michelle Szafranski won Fleming Island Plantation Community Development District Seat 5 with 54.27% of the vote, defeating Dennis Metheny.

Full results, including the U.S. Senate race and additional community development district contests, are available on the Clay County Supervisor of Elections website.