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One candidate is tracked for Clayton County Board of Education, District 8, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Joy Tellis Cooper. Candidate information follows official Clayton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Only Democrats qualified (no Republican filed), per the county's sample ballots. Three Democrats ran May 19, 2026: incumbent Joy Tellis Cooper, Vanessa C. Battle and Jessica Showell. No candidate reached a majority in the primary, sending the top two, Cooper and Battle, to a June 16, 2026 runoff, which Cooper won 1,071 to 1,033 (50.9%), per news coverage of the runoff results. With no Republican on the ballot, Cooper is unopposed in the November 3, 2026 general election.
Democratic · Incumbent
Joy Tellis Cooper appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Clayton County Board of Education, District 8, per the county elections office's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joy Tellis Cooper.