LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Franklin County. Observed leaders are not race calls or certified winners.
WHOLE-CONTEST RESULTS
Every candidate. Exact counts.
| Candidate / choice | Party | Votes | Share | Election Day | Early in person | Provisional | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paige Sayles | Nonpartisan / choice | 14,947 | 51.00% | 4,105 | 10,481 | 361 | 0 |
| Jennifer Paylor | Nonpartisan / choice | 14,133 | 48.22% | 4,391 | 9,530 | 212 | 0 |
| Write-In (Miscellaneous) | Nonpartisan / choice | 230 | 0.78% | 98 | 126 | 6 | 0 |
Election Day precinct reporting is not the percentage of votes counted. These reported results remain unofficial; this site does not call races or certify outcomes.
FOR A CLEAR BRIEFING
The count, with its context.
Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07 — whole-contest votes. Paige Sayles leads the published count. Vote gap: 814; margin: 2.78 percentage points. 29,310 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (18/18). Snapshot collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Unofficial reported results; not a race call or certification. Source: NCSBE public feeds. https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/franklin-county-board-of-education-at-large-seat-07--county-35-6/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Franklin | Paige Sayles | 29,310 | 100% ED precincts (18/18) | All candidates & methods
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County detail and aggregate publications may be fetched at different times. A difference is a synchronization observation, not evidence of an error. Missing county detail is not treated as zero.
Inspectable sources.
Collection: Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST. Snapshot: c59c17e70268d2fd. Contest ID: county:35:6.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/franklin-county-board-of-education-at-large-seat-07--county-35-6/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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