{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Angela (JoJo) Legg","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\n**Angela Powell Legg won the Gates County Board of Education District 02 (Unexpired) seat outright in the nonpartisan election held March 3, 2026**, a three-candidate field. She placed first with 1,211 votes, ahead of Adam Williams (724) and Sharise Earhart (323). Gates County school board seats with two or three candidates are decided outright at the March election; there is no separate November contest for this seat, and Legg's term begins without any further ballot appearance [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Angela Powell Legg is a registered voter in Gates County, North Carolina, registered since 2022 (4 years), with party affiliation listed as Unaffiliated [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Angela Powell Legg's year of birth as 1971; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Angela Powell Legg can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Gates County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/GATES_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Gates County Board of Education District 02 (Unexpired); also confirmed via the [NC State Board of Elections 2026 Candidate Listing](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Angela","lastname":"Legg","middlename":"Powell","suffix":null,"token":"a7c8b9cc6456a915"},"token":"LkqnADO_GuGZj8IN"},{"candidatename":"Shari Earhart","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSharise R Earhart was a candidate for Gates County Board of Education District 02 (Unexpired) in the nonpartisan election held March 3, 2026, a three-candidate field. She placed third with 323 votes, behind winner Angela 'JoJo' Legg (1,213) and Adam Williams (725), and lost [1]. Gates County school board seats with two or three candidates are decided outright at the March election; there is no separate November contest for this seat, and Earhart will not appear on a later ballot for it.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sharise R Earhart is a registered voter in Gates County, North Carolina, registered since 2006 (20 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Sharise R Earhart's year of birth as 1970; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Sharise R Earhart can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Gates County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/GATES_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Gates County Board of Education District 02 (Unexpired), accessed 2026-07-21; also confirmed via the [NC State Board of Elections 2026 Candidate Listing](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Sharise","lastname":"Earhart","middlename":"R","suffix":null,"token":"a605f1443c359369"},"token":"YCazDXFIqw9LU8b_"},{"candidatename":"Adam Williams","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAdam Baker Williams was a candidate for Gates County Board of Education District 02 (Unexpired) in the nonpartisan election held March 3, 2026, a three-candidate field. He placed second with 725 votes, behind winner Angela 'JoJo' Legg (1,213), ahead of Sharise Earhart (323), and lost [1]. Gates County school board seats with two or three candidates are decided outright at the March election; there is no separate November contest for this seat, and Williams will not appear on a later ballot for it.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Adam Baker Williams is a registered voter in Gates County, North Carolina, registered since 2011 (15 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Adam Baker Williams's year of birth as 1989; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Adam Baker Williams can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Gates County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/GATES_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Gates County Board of Education District 02 (Unexpired), accessed 2026-07-21; also confirmed via the [NC State Board of Elections 2026 Candidate Listing](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Adam","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Baker","suffix":null,"token":"8fbeffccd119015e"},"token":"YDXUSCJFmZnu-4cc"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":"county_school_board","office":"county_school_board","officedescription":"A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County School Board Member","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Gates County Board Of Education District 02 (Unexpired)"}