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2 candidates are tracked for Hall County Board of Education At Large, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Joe Anglin and Susan Martin Taylor. Candidate information follows official Hall County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Republican Joe Anglin won an open seat (incumbent Bill Thompson did not file for re-election) in the June 16, 2026 primary runoff, defeating Susan Aycock Smith 8,707 votes (50.9%) to 8,407 (49.1%), after neither candidate won a majority in the three-way May 19 primary (Anglin 9,206, Smith 6,832, Carla Baker 4,751), per the Hall County Board of Elections and Registration's official Election Summary Reports. Democrat Susan Martin Taylor ran unopposed in her primary. Anglin and Taylor meet on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.
Joe Anglin has taught and coached in the Hall County School District for more than 25 years and served on the Flowery Branch City Council from 2010 to 2025, per the Gainesville Times. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Joe Anglin.
2026 priorities (per the Gainesville Times)
- Prioritize improving the school system's literacy rates
- Support students learning English as a second language
Susan Martin Taylor is a former teacher and ordained minister, per the Gainesville Times. She ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination for the Hall County Board of Education at-large seat and faces Republican Joe Anglin in November. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Susan Martin Taylor.
