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One candidate is tracked for Paulding County Board of Education District 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Jeff Byrd. Candidate information follows official Paulding County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Open seat: Trudy Sowar, the sitting District 5 board member per the school district's official board members page, was not a candidate. Jeff Byrd ran unopposed in the May 19, 2026 Republican primary and no Democrat qualified, per the county's official composite ballots and certified results, so he is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
Republican
Jeff Byrd appears on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Paulding County Board of Education District 5, 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 Jeff Byrd.