One candidate is tracked for Member School Board, Ward 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jodi M. Slaughter. Candidate information follows official Norfolk City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
1 certified candidate for Member School Board, Ward 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot; Jodi M. Slaughter is listed as the incumbent by the Department of Elections, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot. Only the seats for your town, ward or district appear on your ballot.
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.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Jodi M. Slaughter, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.
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Independent Incumbent
Jodi M. Slaughter is a leader, counselor, educator and entrepreneur with more than twenty years of experience supporting children, families and communities, per a WAVY.com candidate profile. She won a November 2025 special election for the Ward 3 school board seat and was sworn in in January 2026, per Norfolk Public Schools. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Who is running for Member School Board, Ward 3 in 2026?
One candidate is tracked for Member School Board, Ward 3 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jodi M. Slaughter. Candidate information follows official Norfolk City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Member School Board, Ward 3 election in Virginia?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Virginia are on the Virginia election hub at theballotbrief.com.
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