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Five candidates ran for three of the seven seats on the Randolph County school board. The only incumbent running, Fred Burgess, won reelection by coming in third of the top three vote-getters. Shannon Craven Whitaker took in the most votes followed by Phillip Lanier. All three are registered Republicans.
Angela Southerland and Catherine Blue, both registered Democrats along with Ruben Castellon, a registered Republican, were elected to the Hoke County School Board which was also a non-partisan race. Only one incumbent was in the running, Democrat Della Maynor who came in 6th out of the field of ten.

Republican candidates sweep nearly half of NC school board races — The North State Journal

Rosa McAllister-McRae
Board Member
rmcallister@hcs.k12.nc.us
Catherine Blue
Board Member
cblue@hcs.k12.nc.us
Hoke County Schools
310 Wooley St.
Raeford NC 28376
(910) 875-4106
F: (910) 875-3362

Meet the Board

Catherine Blue was elected to the Hoke County School Board and serves as a board member.

Meet the Board - Hoke County Schools

2026 North Carolina General Election

As of September 2, 2026, Catherine Blue did not have a website or any information online.

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Catherine Blue

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- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

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