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School board races

218 races on the 2026 ballot.

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SCHOOLSchool board races North Carolina · 218 races · School

Davidson County: 6 candidates Warren County: no race Wilson County: 3 candidates Jackson County: 2 candidates Perquimans County: no race Davie County: 3 candidates Nash County: 1 candidate New Hanover County: 8 candidates Randolph County: 6 candidates Lee County: 4 candidates Scotland County: 4 candidates Ashe County: 4 candidates Cleveland County: 6 candidates Lincoln County: 1 candidate Henderson County: 5 candidates Alexander County: 2 candidates Beaufort County: 2 candidates Moore County: 4 candidates Chatham County: 1 candidate Hertford County: 4 candidates Avery County: no race Camden County: 5 candidates Transylvania County: 4 candidates Stanly County: 4 candidates Martin County: 1 candidate Madison County: 2 candidates Pamlico County: 2 candidates Wilkes County: no race Swain County: 4 candidates Harnett County: 1 candidate Surry County: 1 candidate Yadkin County: no race Anson County: 3 candidates Haywood County: 1 candidate Jones County: 4 candidates Catawba County: 2 candidates Cherokee County: 4 candidates Columbus County: 2 candidates Vance County: 2 candidates Washington County: 1 candidate Chowan County: 1 candidate Onslow County: 3 candidates Dare County: 1 candidate Hyde County: 1 candidate Halifax County: 6 candidates Northampton County: no race Currituck County: 2 candidates Orange County: no race Wake County: 3 candidates Person County: no race Caswell County: no race Forsyth County: 5 candidates Granville County: no race Pitt County: 1 candidate Bladen County: 6 candidates Union County: 2 candidates Watauga County: 2 candidates Franklin County: 2 candidates Robeson County: no race Bertie County: 2 candidates Polk County: 1 candidate Buncombe County: 6 candidates Mitchell County: 3 candidates Duplin County: 1 candidate Yancey County: 4 candidates Graham County: 2 candidates Durham County: no race Brunswick County: 2 candidates Edgecombe County: no race Pasquotank County: 2 candidates Burke County: 1 candidate Greene County: 6 candidates Clay County: 4 candidates Lenoir County: 1 candidate Stokes County: 2 candidates Hoke County: 10 candidates Wayne County: 2 candidates Alleghany County: 3 candidates Rockingham County: 5 candidates Montgomery County: 2 candidates Mecklenburg County: no race McDowell County: 1 candidate Rowan County: 2 candidates Guilford County: 1 candidate Johnston County: 1 candidate Carteret County: 1 candidate Cumberland County: 16 candidates Pender County: 1 candidate Craven County: 1 candidate Alamance County: 7 candidates Iredell County: 1 candidate Tyrrell County: no race Gaston County: 2 candidates Richmond County: no race Macon County: 2 candidates Cabarrus County: 6 candidates Sampson County: no race Caldwell County: 4 candidates Rutherford County: 1 candidate Gates County: no race
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218 races

RaceTypeOn the ballotResults
School218 races
Bladen County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Dem
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Carteret County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Dare County Board of Education District 1School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Forsyth County Board of Education District 1School board3 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Franklin County Board of Education District 1School board2 candidatesNot reported
Harnett County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Johnston County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Lenoir County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Madison County Board of Education District 1School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Martin County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidateNot reported
Montgomery County Board of Education District 1School board2 candidatesNot reported
Pender County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Pitt County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Rutherford County Board of Education District 1School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Stanly County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Vance County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Wake County Board of Education District 1School board3 candidatesNot reported
Washington County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Watauga County Board of Education District 1School board2 candidatesNot reported
Wayne County Board of Education District 1School board1 candidateNot reported
Whiteville City Schools Board of Education District 1School board1 candidateNot reported
Wilson County Board of Education District 1School board3 candidatesNot reported
Alexander County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Anson County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Beaufort County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Bertie County Board of Education District 2School board2 candidatesNot reported
Bladen County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Columbus County Schools Board of Education District 2School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Craven County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Dare County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Duplin County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Forsyth County Board of Education District 2School board8 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Guilford County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Jackson County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidateNot reported
Johnston County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Lenoir County Board of Education District 2School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Lincoln County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Macon County Board of Education District 2School board3 candidatesNot reported
Madison County Board of Education District 2School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Martin County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidateNot reported
Nash County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidateNot reported
Pender County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Pitt County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Rutherford County Board of Education District 2School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Surry County Schools Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Vance County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Wake County Board of Education District 2School board2 candidatesNot reported
Washington County Board of Education District 2School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Whiteville City Schools Board of Education District 2School board1 candidateNot reported
Alexander County Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Bertie County Board of Education District 3School board2 candidatesNot reported
Bladen County Board of Education District 3School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Brunswick County Board of Education District 3School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Buncombe County Schools Board of Education District 3School board1 candidateNot reported
Carteret County Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Chatham County Board of Education District 3School board3 candidatesNot reported
Columbus County Schools Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Dare County Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Duplin County Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Franklin County Board of Education District 3School board2 candidatesNot reported
Harnett County Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Montgomery County Board of Education District 3School board1 candidateNot reported
Rutherford County Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Surry County Schools Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Union County Board of Education District 3School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Wilson County Board of Education District 3School board2 candidatesNot reported
Alexander County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Anson County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Beaufort County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Bertie County Board of Education District 4School board2 candidatesNot reported
Chatham County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidateNot reported
Columbus County Schools Board of Education District 4School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Craven County Board of Education District 4School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Guilford County Board of Education District 4School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Jackson County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidateNot reported
Macon County Board of Education District 4School board2 candidatesNot reported
Martin County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidateNot reported
Pamlico County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Pender County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Surry County Schools Board of Education District 4School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Union County Board of Education District 4School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Watauga County Board of Education District 4School board2 candidatesNot reported
Wayne County Board of Education District 4School board1 candidateNot reported
Anson County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Brunswick County Board of Education District 5School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Buncombe County Schools Board of Education District 5School board2 candidatesNot reported
Carteret County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Chatham County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidateNot reported
Franklin County Board of Education District 5School board2 candidatesNot reported
Harnett County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education District 5School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Jackson County Board of Education District 5School board2 candidatesNot reported
Johnston County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Lenoir County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Lincoln County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Nash County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidateNot reported
Pitt County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Wayne County Board of Education District 5School board1 candidateNot reported
Wilson County Board of Education District 5School board2 candidatesNot reported
Alexander County Board of Education District 6School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Beaufort County Board of Education District 6School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Buncombe County Schools Board of Education District 6School board2 candidatesNot reported
Carteret County Board of Education District 6School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Craven County Board of Education District 6School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Guilford County Board of Education District 6School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Martin County Board of Education District 6School board1 candidateNot reported
Montgomery County Board of Education District 6School board1 candidateNot reported
Nash County Board of Education District 6School board1 candidateNot reported
Union County Board of Education District 6School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Vance County Board of Education District 6School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Wayne County Board of Education District 6School board2 candidatesNot reported
Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education District 7School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Montgomery County Board of Education District 7School board2 candidatesNot reported
Nash County Board of Education District 7School board1 candidateNot reported
Pitt County Board of Education District 7School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Vance County Board of Education District 7School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Wake County Board of Education District 7School board3 candidatesNot reported
Wilson County Board of Education District 7School board3 candidatesNot reported
Beaufort County Board of Education District 8School board2 candidates
RepInd
Not reported
Guilford County Board of Education District 8School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Wake County Board of Education District 9School board3 candidatesNot reported
Alamance-Burlington Board of EducationSchool board7 candidatesNot reported
Alleghany County Board of EducationSchool board3 candidates
Rep
Not reported
Anson County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board3 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Ashe County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Asheboro City Schools Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
RepInd
Not reported
Asheville City Schools Board of EducationSchool board6 candidatesNot reported
Bladen County Board of Education County-WideSchool board6 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Burke County Board of Education Central DistrictSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Burke County Board of Education Eastern DistrictSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Burke County Board of Education Western DistrictSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Cabarrus County Schools Board of EducationSchool board6 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Caldwell County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
Rep
Not reported
Camden County Board of EducationSchool board5 candidatesNot reported
Catawba County Schools Board of EducationSchool board6 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Cherokee County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board3 candidates
RepInd
Not reported
Cherokee County Board of Education District IISchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Cherokee County Board of Education District IIISchool board4 candidates
DemRepInd
Not reported
Clay County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
RepInd
Not reported
Cleveland County Board of EducationSchool board6 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Cumberland County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board16 candidatesNot reported
Currituck County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board1 candidateNot reported
Currituck County Board of Education Crawford TwpSchool board2 candidatesNot reported
Currituck County Board of Education Poplar Branch TwpSchool board2 candidatesNot reported
Davidson County Schools Board of EducationSchool board6 candidatesNot reported
Davie County Board of EducationSchool board3 candidates
Rep
Not reported
Edenton-Chowan Schools Board of Education at-LargeSchool board2 candidatesNot reported
Edenton-Chowan Schools Board of Education Dist 1 Seat 2School board2 candidatesNot reported
Edenton-Chowan Schools Board of Education Dist 2 Seat 2School board2 candidatesNot reported
Edenton-Chowan Schools Board of Education Dist 3 Seat 1School board1 candidateNot reported
Elkin City Schools Board of Education City DistrictSchool board3 candidates
RepInd
Not reported
Elkin City Schools Board of Education West DistrictSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Forsyth County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board5 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Franklin County Board of Education at-Large Seat 7School board2 candidatesNot reported
Gaston County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Gaston County Board of Education Dallas TwpSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Gaston County Board of Education Gastonia TwpSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Gaston County Board of Education Riverbend TwpSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Gaston County Board of Education South Point TwpSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Graham County Board of EducationSchool board2 candidates
Rep
Not reported
Greene County Board of EducationSchool board6 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Guilford County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Haywood County Board of Education Bethel DistrictSchool board1 candidateNot reported
Haywood County Board of Education Clyde DistrictSchool board3 candidatesNot reported
Haywood County Board of Education Crabtree-Ironduff DistrictSchool board1 candidateNot reported
Haywood County Board of Education Fines Creek DistrictSchool board1 candidateNot reported
Henderson County Board of EducationSchool board5 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Hertford County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidatesNot reported
Hickory City Schools Board of Education Ward 1School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Hickory City Schools Board of Education Ward 2School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Hickory City Schools Board of Education Ward 5School board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Hoke County Board of EducationSchool board10 candidatesNot reported
Hyde County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Hyde County Board of Education Ocracoke DistrictSchool board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Jones County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Lee County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Lincoln County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Madison County Board of Education ChairSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Mcdowell County Board of Education Glenwood DistrictSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Mcdowell County Board of Education Marion DistrictSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Mcdowell County Board of Education Nebo DistrictSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Mcdowell County Board of Education Pleasant Gardens DistrictSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Mitchell County Board of EducationSchool board3 candidates
Rep
Not reported
Moore County Board of Education District IIISchool board2 candidatesNot reported
Moore County Board of Education Member at-LargeSchool board4 candidatesNot reported
Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education at-LargeSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education District aSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Mount Airy City Schools Board of Education District BSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
New Hanover County Board of EducationSchool board8 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Newton-Conover Schools Board of Education Conover DistrictSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Newton-Conover Schools Board of Education Newton DistrictSchool board2 candidates
Rep
Not reported
Onslow County Board of EducationSchool board3 candidates
Rep
Not reported
Pamlico County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Pasquotank County Board of Education Inside MembersSchool board2 candidatesNot reported
Pasquotank County Board of Education Outside MembersSchool board2 candidatesNot reported
Polk County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Polk County Board of Education Columbus TwpSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Polk County Board of Education Cooper Gap TwpSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Polk County Board of Education Green Creek TwpSchool board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Randolph County Schools Board of EducationSchool board6 candidatesNot reported
Rockingham County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board5 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education Seat 1 (North)School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education Seat 2 (South)School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education Seat 4 (West)School board1 candidate
Rep
Not reported
Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education Seat 6 (Special)School board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Scotland County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board2 candidates
Dem
Not reported
Scotland County Board of Education Stewartsville TwpSchool board4 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Stanly County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board4 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Stokes County Board of EducationSchool board2 candidates
Rep
Not reported
Swain County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Transylvania County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Union County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board2 candidates
DemRep
Not reported
Washington County Board of Education at-LargeSchool board1 candidate
Dem
Not reported
Weldon City Schools Board of EducationSchool board6 candidatesNot reported
Whiteville City Schools Board of Education at-LargeSchool board2 candidatesNot reported
Yancey County Board of EducationSchool board4 candidates
DemRep
Not reported

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