School board

Board of Education, Haywood County Schools

Clyde District

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A board of education member helps set policy, the budget and the superintendent's direction for Haywood County Schools.

Residency district: every voter in the school district votes for this seat (the district is where the member must live; State Board November 5, 2024 general election precinct results, other seats of the same board). Nonpartisan.

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Myra Keener Watson

No party listed

Educator, Western Carolina University

The gist

Supports competitive pay to retain veteran teachers

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Supports competitive pay to retain veteran teachers
Three candidates throw names into race for open school board seat
News coverage · The Mountaineer · Aug 14, 2026 · themountaineer.com
“make sure that they are compensated appropriately and competitively with our neighboring districts. We don’t want to lose those really experienced teachers,”

James Robertson

No party listed

Pastor

The gist

Supports keeping the school system's high performance and rankings

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Supports keeping the school system's high performance and rankings
Three candidates throw names into race for open school board seat
News coverage · The Mountaineer · Aug 14, 2026 · themountaineer.com
“He also wants to ensure that the school system maintains the same high level of performance and rankings it’s achieved over the last several years.”

Terry Ramey

No party listed

Haywood County commissioner

The gist

Proposes using his commission ties in school funding talks
Opposes wasteful spending of county taxpayers' money

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Proposes using his commission ties in school funding talks
Three candidates throw names into race for open school board seat
News coverage · The Mountaineer · Aug 14, 2026 · themountaineer.com
“I think it’s a real important connection because I can see it from both sides.”
Opposes wasteful spending of county taxpayers' money
Big field running in Haywood County commissioner GOP primary
News coverage · The Mountaineer · Dec 26, 2025 · themountaineer.com
“Every time we spend $1 that’s coming out of one of our constituents’ pockets,”

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