Pat Bradford
Republican · Candidate for New Hanover County Board of Education · Incumbent · November 3, 2026
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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.
8 candidates ran for New Hanover County Board of Education in the general election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
About Pat Bradford
Retired publisher; freelance writer. A Republican board member first elected in 2022 who chairs the board's finance, capital and bond committee. She co-founded Wrightsville Beach Magazine and founded Lumina News, was a licensed real estate broker, holds degrees in K-12 education, and has been a Guardian ad Litem volunteer since 2006.
What they say they'll focus on:
- Get the state to lift the 13% cap on exceptional-children funding
- Shift to weighted per-student state funding
- Right-size buildings and cut overhead through the 10-year sustainability plan
- Reading first, with limits on screen time and guardrails for AI
- Bring the remaining low-performing schools up to standard
In their own words: WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk media consortium questionnaire
Where they stand
We place candidates only from a published academic score (from a voting record or campaign donors) or from enough of their own statements on policy, and we haven't found either for Pat Bradford that we can reliably source yet.
To see where they stand, read their own words: WECT / Port City Daily / WHQR / The Seahawk media consortium questionnaire. What they say they'll focus on is listed above.
Funding
$86K raised, $679 from small donors, $101 self-funded.
| Largest donors | Amount |
|---|---|
| Lara Logan | $14K |
| D Logan | $14K |
| Sandra Hiatt | $13K |
| Tammy Black | $5,000 |
| NEW Hanover County GOP | $3,000 |
| Elizabeth Grinnell | $2,500 |
| Kay Braxton | $2,000 |
| Brett Tanner | $2,000 |
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Quick answers
- What party is Pat Bradford?
- Pat Bradford is running as a Republican.
- Is Pat Bradford the incumbent?
- Yes. Pat Bradford currently holds this office.
- What does the New Hanover County Board of Education 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 Pat Bradford running against?
- Josie Barnhart, Wendy Dale, Amy Dunning, Margie Gewirtzman, Jerry Jones, Jr., Brittnei LaRue and Chris Sutton, for New Hanover County Board of Education.
- How much money has Pat Bradford raised?
- $86K as of the latest state campaign-finance filings.
- Should I vote for Pat Bradford?
- SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Pat Bradford's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.
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