{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Thomas Sands","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nThomas Paul Sands led the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the Stokes County Board of Education (a vote-for-2 seat) with 3,560 votes; John Turpin was second with 3,185. Sands and Turpin both advance unopposed to the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sands is a registered voter in Stokes County, North Carolina, registered since 2014 (12 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Sands's year of birth as 1994; 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 9 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the public voter file and official election results was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Thomas Paul Sands can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Thomas","lastname":"Sands","middlename":"Paul","suffix":null,"token":"f1109a826dca34fa"},"token":"JwuakE-L5vAj59Nf"},{"candidatename":"Leslie Moore Ghoslin","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Leslie Ann Ghoslin is a registered voter in Stokes County, North Carolina, registered since 2023 (3 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Leslie Ann Ghoslin's year of birth as 1990; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 3 elections voted in since 2024, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\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 Leslie Ann Ghoslin can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\nLeslie Ann Ghoslin was a candidate for the Stokes County Board of Education (a vote-for-2 seat) in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, listed on the ballot as Leslie Moore Ghoslin. She placed last (fourth) of four candidates with 1,814 votes; the top two \u2014 Thomas Sands (3,560) and John Turpin (3,185) \u2014 advanced to an uncontested November general. Ghoslin did not advance and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Leslie","lastname":"Ghoslin","middlename":"Ann","suffix":null,"token":"21fef3414f1682a0"},"token":"3C1QkqVMqLMEhT8i"},{"candidatename":"John Turpin","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJohn Mclain Turpin advanced from the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the Stokes County Board of Education (a vote-for-2 seat), placing second of four candidates with 3,185 votes; Thomas Sands led with 3,560. Turpin and Sands both advance unopposed to the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Turpin is a registered voter in Stokes County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Turpin's year of birth as 1976; 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 17 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the public voter file and official election results was located. Voters with personal knowledge of John Mclain Turpin can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"John","lastname":"Turpin","middlename":"Mclain","suffix":null,"token":"ae85524bb003667c"},"token":"gDLwijBlwcEVRO-f"},{"candidatename":"Dwayne Bryant","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Roger Dwayne Bryant is a registered voter in Stokes County, North Carolina, registered since 2006 (20 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Roger Dwayne Bryant's year of birth as 1963; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\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 Roger Dwayne Bryant can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\nRoger Dwayne Bryant was a candidate for the Stokes County Board of Education (a vote-for-2 seat) in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary. He placed third of four candidates with 2,801 votes; the top two \u2014 Thomas Sands (3,560) and John Turpin (3,185) \u2014 advanced to an uncontested November general. Bryant did not advance and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Roger","lastname":"Bryant","middlename":"Dwayne","suffix":null,"token":"249293338c8a9b6b"},"token":"HwB2KdeicjTeQtWK"}],"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":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":2,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Stokes County Board Of Education"}