{"biography":"Janet Ward is a candidate seeking a seat on the Ashe County Board of Education in the November\u202f3,\u202f2026 election. She previously ran for the same board in 2022, appearing on the general\u2011election ballot on November\u202f8,\u202f2022 [1]. The Ashe County Board of Education is a three\u2011member body that governs the county\u2019s public schools, as indicated by the 2022 election listing for three seats [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Janet Ward (Ashe County Board of Education, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Janet_Ward_(Ashe_County_Board_of_Education,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Ashe County Board Of Education"},{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Ashe County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Janet","fullname":"Janet Dolores Ward","lastname":"Ward","middlename":"Dolores","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Education","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"ashe","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Education","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"ashe","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"ashe","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Ashe County Board Of Education","county":"ashe","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"ashe","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Janet Ward previously ran for the Ashe County Board of Education in 2022 and is a candidate again in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"916bfe4d704961e5"}