2 candidates are tracked for Forsyth County Board of Education District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mike Valdes and Vishal Srivastava. Candidate information follows official Forsyth County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Republican incumbent Mike Valdes ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary (4,224 votes) and Democrat Vishal Srivastava ran unopposed in the Democratic primary (2,456 votes); the two meet in the November 3, 2026 general election, per Forsyth County's results on the Georgia Secretary of State's results site. This school board seat is elected on a partisan ballot in Forsyth County.
School board member. The school board is the governing body of a public school district. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the district budget, sets policies on curriculum, discipline, attendance boundaries and facilities, and approves contracts and collective bargaining agreements. Day-to-day operations belong to the superintendent; the board sets direction and holds the administration accountable.
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Republican
Mike Valdes is the incumbent District 5 board member, who has served on the Forsyth County Board of Education since January 2023 and chaired the board in 2025, per the school district's board page and Forsyth County News. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Mike Valdes.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Vishal Srivastava has a 25 year career in the data and analytics industry and is a longtime Forsyth County resident and parent of two Forsyth County Schools graduates, per the campaign site. Srivastava is running for Forsyth County Board of Education, District 5, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Forsyth County Board of Education District 5 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Forsyth County Board of Education District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Mike Valdes and Vishal Srivastava. Candidate information follows official Forsyth County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Forsyth County Board of Education District 5 election in Georgia?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Georgia are on the Georgia election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Forsyth County and state election office filings, last verified October 2, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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