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3 candidates are tracked for Member School Board, Ward 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Veleka S. Gatling, Michael C. Spencer and Shawn D. Wilkerson, Jr.. Candidate information follows official Norfolk City election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
3 certified candidates for Member School Board, Ward 2 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list (updated September 3, 2026). Virginia local offices are nonpartisan on the ballot unless a candidate was nominated by a party; the number of seats filled and the district lines come from the locality's own ballot. Only the seats for your town, ward or district appear on your ballot.
Dr. Veleka S. Gatling serves as Associate Vice President for Community Relations at Old Dominion University and has more than 30 years of K-12 educational leadership experience, per her campaign site. She began as an inclusion teacher in Norfolk Public Schools and advanced through principal roles in Norfolk and Suffolk before serving as an executive director in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, per the same source; she holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Student success through inclusive, student-centered instruction
- Partnering with the community so schools address the needs of the neighborhoods they serve
- Effective, transparent board governance
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Michael C. Spencer is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member School Board, Ward 2, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Shawn D. Wilkerson, Jr. is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Member School Board, Ward 2, per the Virginia Department of Elections' certified local candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
