LOCAL OFFICES · NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Macon County Board Of Education District 02
2026 election results.
Candidate and choice votes for the whole contest, across all eligible counties. County-only contest in Macon 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Shields | Nonpartisan / choice | 6,743 | 47.16% | 2,403 | 4,166 | 174 | 0 |
| Kaleena Keener Messer | Nonpartisan / choice | 3,780 | 26.44% | 1,187 | 2,545 | 48 | 0 |
| Stephanie Hyder Laseter | Nonpartisan / choice | 3,775 | 26.40% | 1,047 | 2,602 | 126 | 0 |
| Write-In (Miscellaneous) | Nonpartisan / choice | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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.
Macon County Board Of Education District 02 — whole-contest votes. Gary Shields leads the published count. Vote gap: 2,963; margin: 20.72 percentage points. 14,298 candidate/choice votes; 100% ED precincts (15/15). 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/macon-county-board-of-education-district-02--county-56-8/
ELIGIBLE COUNTY BREAKOUTS · 1 COUNTY
Where these votes were reported.
| County | Leading candidate / choice | Vote total | ED precincts | Candidate detail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Macon | Gary Shields | 14,298 | 100% ED precincts (15/15) | 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:56:8.
Page: https://nc.zkqxcw.com/2026/races/macon-county-board-of-education-district-02--county-56-8/ · Snapshot c59c17e70268d2fd · Collected Nov 5, 2026, 12:53 PM EST
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