Durham Public Schools, North Carolina, elections (2026)
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Four of the seven seats on the Durham Public Schools school board in North Carolina were up for general election on March 3, 2026. The filing deadline for this election was December 19, 2025. A regular term on the board is four years.
Elections
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District 1
General election
General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 1
Natalie Bent Kitaif defeated Dilcy Burton and Davit Melikian in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 1 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Natalie Bent Kitaif (Nonpartisan)  | 68.6 | 7,569 |
 | Dilcy Burton (Nonpartisan) | 21.6 | 2,385 | |
 | Davit Melikian (Nonpartisan) | 8.2 | 902 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.5 | 170 | ||
| Total votes: 11,026 | |||
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District 2
General election
General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 2
Nadeen Bir defeated incumbent Bettina Umstead and Rachel Waltz in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 2 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nadeen Bir (Nonpartisan) | 61.3 | 9,349 |
| Bettina Umstead (Nonpartisan) | 27.2 | 4,147 | ||
| Rachel Waltz (Nonpartisan) | 10.9 | 1,666 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 99 | ||
| Total votes: 15,261 | |||
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District 3
General election
General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3
Gabby Rivero defeated Lauren Sartain and Peter Crawford in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 3 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gabby Rivero (Nonpartisan) | 52.4 | 9,878 | |
 | Lauren Sartain (Nonpartisan) | 33.6 | 6,338 | |
| Peter Crawford (Nonpartisan) | 13.5 | 2,540 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 100 | ||
| Total votes: 18,856 | |||
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District 4
General election
General election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4
Xavier Cason defeated Kristy Moore and Jerome Leathers in the general election for Durham Public Schools school board District 4 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Xavier Cason (Nonpartisan) | 50.8 | 8,497 |
| Kristy Moore (Nonpartisan) | 30.7 | 5,132 | ||
| Jerome Leathers (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 2,962 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 124 | ||
| Total votes: 16,715 | |||
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Past elections
To see results from past elections in Durham Public Schools, click here.
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About the district
- See also: Durham Public Schools, North Carolina
Durham Public Schools is located in Durham County, North Carolina. The district served 31,339 students during the 2023-2024 school year.[1]
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