Wicomico County Board of Education, District 1
Wicomico County · 2026-11-03
One candidate has filed for the District 1 seat, as a write-in. No name is printed on the ballot for this seat, so a vote for it has to be written in by hand.
Board districts follow the county's councilmanic districts, which were redrawn for 2026 — so check which district you are in before you vote.
What this office does
The Board of Education governs Wicomico County Public Schools. It hires and evaluates the superintendent, sets system-wide policy, and adopts the school budget request that goes to the County Executive and County Council — who fund it, but do not run the schools. Members serve four-year terms.
Board seats are non-partisan: candidates appear on the ballot without a party label, and everyone in a councilmanic district votes for that district's seat regardless of their own party registration. There is no primary unless more than two people file, which is why these races do not appear in the June primary results.
Candidates
Listed alphabetically by surname. Each summary is written only from the official record and the candidate's own campaign material — never from what anyone else says about them. Other coverage is listed under each candidate and labelled by what kind of source it is.
Joyce Farrare Write-in
Non-partisan
Not printed on the ballot. To vote for this candidate you have to write their name in yourself.
Her name is not printed on the ballot. She filed as a write-in candidate, so a vote for her has to be written in by hand.
She filed on September 17, 2026 — weeks before the election, and after both of this cycle's candidate questionnaires had closed. No statement of her priorities in her own words has been located, and the lateness of the filing is much of the reason there is little to find.
Outside the campaign, she runs SHORE UP!'s Foster Grandparents programme, which places older volunteers with children in schools, day care, Head Start and family support centres. That is her job rather than a platform, so it is linked below rather than summarised as though she had campaigned on it.
Sources for this race
Official record
2026 Gubernatorial General Election — Wicomico County candidates
Wicomico County Board of Elections
Wicomico County Public Schools — Board of Education