Nicholas Chester
Biography
Nicholas Chester is the incumbent District 2 member of the Paulding County Board of Education, per the school district's official board members page. No campaign website was found as of September 8, 2026.
Paulding County, Georgia
Paulding County Board of Education District 2
Paulding County, Georgia
Paulding County Board of Education District 2
Chester is on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Paulding County election filings.
About this race
Incumbent Nicholas Chester won the May 19, 2026 Republican primary outright over Shane Miller, 11,158 to 5,569 votes (66.7% of 16,727 cast), per the county's certified results. Rhonda Williams had appeared as the unopposed Democratic candidate on the pre-primary Democratic composite sample ballot, but no Democratic County BOE District 2 contest appears anywhere in the county's certified May 19, 2026 results, indicating she did not appear on the ballot as printed. Chester is therefore unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
What this office does
School board member. The school board is the governing body of a public school district. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, adopts the district budget, sets policies on curriculum, discipline, attendance boundaries and facilities, and approves contracts and collective bargaining agreements. Day-to-day operations belong to the superintendent; the board sets direction and holds the administration accountable.
This race. The sitting officeholder, Nicholas Chester, is on the ballot. One name is on the ballot for this seat.