2026 North Carolina General Election

2026 North Carolina Primary Election

Democrat

Libertarian

Nonpartisan

Republican

O.D. Sykes

Buket Urgen

Rev. O. D. Sykes is a minister. He is also a member of the Weldon City Board of Education.

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O. D. Sykes (Weldon City Schools Board of Education, North ...

O. D. Sykes is a former member of the Weldon City Schools Board of Education. He ran for re-election in 2024 but did not win.

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As of January 2, 2026, O.D. Sykes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Teachers

Access to Education

Edith Jenkins

Kimberley Robinson

Travis Terril Green

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

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