Malishai Woodbury

Malishai Woodbury

Democratic Party

Candidate, Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A

Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

3

Prior offices:

Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1

Years in office: 2018 - 2023

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Next election

March 3, 2026

Personal

Profession

Project grant coordinator

Malishai Woodbury (Democratic Party) is a member of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners in North Carolina, representing District A. Woodbury assumed office on December 5, 2022. Woodbury's current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Woodbury (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners to represent District A in North Carolina. Woodbury is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026.^[source]

Biography

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As of 2014, Woodbury worked as a project grant coordinator with Guilford County Schools. Her work dealt with the district's one-to-one computing program. Woodbury was also a history instructor at North Carolina A&T University.

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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General election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)

Contessa Smith (R) is running in the general election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Contessa Smith (R)

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Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)

Incumbent Tonya McDaniel (D), incumbent Malishai Woodbury (D), Kimberly Hinton-Robinson (D), and Natasha Smith (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on March 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Tonya McDaniel
		Malishai Woodbury
	Submit photo	Kimberly Hinton-Robinson
		Natasha Smith

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Republican primary

The Republican primary scheduled for March 3, 2026, was canceled. Contessa Smith (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A without appearing on the ballot.

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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Forsyth County, North Carolina (2022)

General election

General election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)

Incumbent Tonya McDaniel and Malishai Woodbury defeated Michael R. Owens and Reginald Reid in the general election for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tonya McDaniel (D)	39.6	21,050
✔		Malishai Woodbury (D)	37.7	20,039
	Submit photo	Michael R. Owens (R)	12.2	6,484
	Submit photo	Reginald Reid (R)	10.6	5,647

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 53,220
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A (2 seats)

Incumbent Tonya McDaniel and Malishai Woodbury defeated incumbent Fleming El-Amin, Phil Carter, and Gardenia Henley in the Democratic primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tonya McDaniel	27.4	3,413
✔		Malishai Woodbury	23.8	2,967
	Submit photo	Fleming El-Amin	23.1	2,879
	Submit photo	Phil Carter	15.9	1,984
		Gardenia Henley	9.7	1,212

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,455
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael R. Owens and Reginald Reid advanced from the Republican primary for Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A.

2018

See also: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools elections (2018)

General election

General election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 (2 seats)

Barbara Hanes Burke and Malishai Woodbury won election in the general election for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Hanes Burke (D)	51.2	24,262
✔		Malishai Woodbury (D)	48.8	23,166

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,428 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 (2 seats)

Barbara Hanes Burke and Malishai Woodbury defeated Alex B. Bohannon, Chenita Barber Johnson, and Eunice Campbell in the Democratic primary for Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Barbara Hanes Burke	33.0	4,071
✔		Malishai Woodbury	24.3	3,001
	Submit photo	Alex B. Bohannon	17.1	2,118
		Chenita Barber Johnson	14.6	1,801
	Submit photo	Eunice Campbell	11.0	1,363

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,354
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2014

See also: Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools elections (2014)

Malishai Woodbury ran against fellow Democratic candidates Vic Johnson, Chenita Barber Johnson and Deanna Taylor in the primary election on May 6, 2014.

Results

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, District 1 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Deanna Taylor	32.9%	3,167
	Democratic	Vic Johnson Incumbent	31.3%	3,012
	Democratic	Malishai Woodbury	24.6%	2,365
	Democratic	Chenita Barber Johnson	11.3%	1,088
Total Votes				9,632
Source: North Carolina State Board of Elections, " 05/06/2014 OFFICIAL PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS - FORSYTH," May 13, 2014

Funding

Woodbury did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Forsyth County Board of Elections.

Endorsements

Woodbury did not receive any official endorsements in the election.

Campaign themes

2026

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2022

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2014

Woodbury listed her themes for the 2014 campaign on her campaign website:

Community collaboration

“	In order to connect more effectively with all of our students and families in WSFCS, Shai Woodbury would like to extend community collaborations to more "grassroots" organizations, like neighborhood, social service, and minister groups.	”
—Malishai Woodbury's campaign website, (2014)

Teachers

“	Teachers play an essential role in education as facilitators, coaches, instructors, etc of learning. Shai Woodbury would like to strengthen the support of teachers and empower them by modifying personnel policy to reflect more teacher active leadership.	”
—Malishai Woodbury's campaign website, (2014)

Achievement gap

“	Since Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools believes that all students should have access to a quality education, then we must ensure that we prioritize equity across the district. Therefore, all schools will have the resources, human and capital, to provide all students with a quality education. This would be a great step towards closing the academic achievement gap.	”
—Malishai Woodbury's campaign website, (2014)

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by -	Forsyth County Board of Commissioners District A 2022-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools school board District 1 2018-2023	Succeeded by -