UPDATE Dec. 17, 2025 — information courtesy of Vance County Board of Elections Director Haley Rawles
The filing period for the March 2026 primary election wraps up at 12 noon on Friday, Dec. 19, and so far, there are no candidates who have filed for the District 7 seat on the Vance County Board of Education.
“At this time, no candidate has come forward to file for the Vance County Board of Education, District 7. Individuals interested in filing for this seat must do so no later than Friday, December 19, 2025, at 12:00 noon,” according to information from Vance County Board of Elections Director Haley Rawles.
“This Board of Education race is a partisan contest. Should no candidate file during the standard filing period, the remaining option for ballot access for the 2026 General Election would be through an unaffiliated candidate petition,” Rawles said in a statement Wednesday.
The deadline to submit an unaffiliated candidate petition is the day of the primary election, which is Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2026. The petition’s signature sheets must be submitted to the Board of Elections for verification, and petitions must be filed by the stated deadline in accordance with state law.
If no candidate files through the available filing method prior to the General Election, legal counsel will need to be consulted to determine next steps.