2 candidates are tracked for Wayne County Board of Education, District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Wade Leatham and Kathy Meyer Larson. Candidate information follows official Wayne County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Wade Leatham faces Kathy Meyer Larson in the November 3, 2026 general election, per the Wayne County Board of Elections' certified candidate list. Board of education races are nonpartisan.
State board of education member. A state board of education sets statewide academic standards, approves graduation requirements and teacher-licensing rules, adopts the state's school accountability system and, in many states, hires the state superintendent. Members represent districts drawn across the state. Local school boards still run the schools day to day. A regional superintendent of schools handles teacher certification, school safety inspections and other state-mandated services for the school districts in a multi-county region.
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Wade Leatham is the incumbent Wayne County Board of Education member for District 6, seeking reelection in November 2026, per the Wayne County Board of Elections' official elected-officials roster. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026; the certified candidate filing is the only verifiable source for Wade Leatham.
Nonpartisan
Per the campaign site.
Kathy Meyer Larson is a curriculum writer for Docent Content Group and adjunct faculty at Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary, and previously served as Director of Christian Education and Creative Arts at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church, per her campaign site. A Wayne County native and Eastern Wayne High School graduate, she holds a bachelor's degree from Eastern University and a master's degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, and is a Spring Creek community parent who has served as her elementary school's PTA president.
Who is running for Wayne County Board of Education, District 6 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Wayne County Board of Education, District 6 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Wade Leatham and Kathy Meyer Larson. Candidate information follows official Wayne County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Wayne County Board of Education, District 6 election in North Carolina?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for North Carolina are on the North Carolina election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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Candidate roster from official Wayne County and state election office filings, last verified September 29, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
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