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4 candidates are tracked for Richmond County Board of Education District 9 (Super District) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Venus D. Cain, Brad Owens, Thomas Gardiner and Delvin T. Howard. Candidate information follows official Richmond County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Incumbent Venus D. Cain, seeking a sixth term, faces three challengers - Brad Owens, Thomas Gardiner and Delvin T. Howard - for the at-large District 9 super-district seat on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the county's official qualified-candidates list, which flags Cain as the incumbent (I).
Nonpartisan
Cain is a longtime incumbent on the Richmond County Board of Education, per The Augusta Press, seeking a sixth term representing the at-large District 9 super district. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Venus D. Cain.
Nonpartisan
Owens is a local contractor who previously ran for a Georgia state House seat in 2022, per The Augusta Press. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Brad Owens.
Nonpartisan
Gardiner is a consultant running for the at-large District 9 super district seat, per The Augusta Press. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Thomas Gardiner.
Nonpartisan
Howard is a small business owner running for the at-large District 9 super district seat, per The Augusta Press. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Delvin T. Howard.