Keith Byrd
Candidate for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large · November 3, 2026
About this race
Governs the local public school district. Sets the school budget and local school taxes, hires and oversees the superintendent, and approves curriculum, school calendars and policies.
16 candidates ran for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
About Keith Byrd
Fifth-grade teacher, College Lakes Elementary. Seventy-First High School graduate and retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served as Fort Bragg's provost marshal, later becoming a teacher; he now teaches fifth grade at College Lakes Elementary. His three sons attended Cumberland County Schools.
What they say they'll focus on:
- Support the superintendent
- Improve employee and teacher morale
- Reduce non-teaching demands on teachers
- Improve school safety and expand alternative-school capacity
- More resources for students with disabilities
In their own words: CityView questionnaire
Where they stand
This is a nonpartisan race, so we don't estimate where candidates fall from their campaign materials or look up their personal voter registration. We'd place Keith Byrd only with a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors), and we haven't found one we can reliably source.
To see where they stand, read their own words: CityView questionnaire. What they say they'll focus on is listed above.
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Quick answers
- What does the Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large seat do?
- Governs the local public school district. Sets the school budget and local school taxes, hires and oversees the superintendent, and approves curriculum, school calendars and policies.
- Who is Keith Byrd running against?
- Jacquelyn Brown, Robyn Chadwick, Franklin Matthew Crockett, Tom Hatch, Johnathaun Lee, Quincei Lovejoy, Theodore Lee Miller, Bryan Moore, Broxie P. Pone, Demetrius Stocks, Carol Stubbs, Karelle Ward, Rebecca (Becky) West, Bradley Williams and Chris Young, for Cumberland County Board of Education At-Large.
- Should I vote for Keith Byrd?
- SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Keith Byrd's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.
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