Mixed Results for 1776 Project School Board Races
Families in districts with endorsed candidates should check certified results to see who will set local school budgets and curriculum.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Administration
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Candidates endorsed by the 1776 Project PAC posted mixed results in the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, with several school board and state board of education races leading or trailing across multiple states, including Maryland, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Kansas and Alabama. Unofficial results were still being tallied in many contests.
Why it matters
School board and state education board seats shape decisions on curriculum, library materials and budgets that land directly in family households across the country. The mixed outcomes show how much local school races can swing as voters weigh education policy in the midterms.
More than two dozen candidates endorsed by the 1776 Project PAC appeared on the 2026 general election ballot, with four seats on the Frederick County, Maryland ballot and six on the Harford County, Maryland ballot. Unofficial results show Victoria Hinojosa and Tiffany Nelson trailing in their Texas State Board of Education races while Kason Huddleston won a seat.
The players
1776 Project PAC
A political action committee that endorses school board and state education board candidates and claims to have helped elect over 250 school board members in the last three years.
The details
Unofficial results show candidates leading or trailing in races across multiple states, including Maggie Domanowski in Baltimore County, Maryland, Caroline Bloxom in Worcester County, Maryland, and Brittany Lyssy in a Hillsborough County, Florida, school board race. Two of the group's three preferred candidates won seats on the Kansas State Board of Education, and both endorsed candidates for the Manalapan-Englishtown School Board in New Jersey won their races. The group highlighted victories by its preferred candidates on social media.
Timeline
Tuesday, November 3, 2026: 2026 midterm general election held
The Home Front
Local school board races have become a growing focus of national political committees, which increasingly endorse candidates for seats that set district budgets and curriculum. The 2026 results show that these endorsement campaigns produce uneven outcomes even as Democrats won control of the U.S. Congress in the same election.
If you have children in a public school district, check whether your local school board races were on this year's ballot and what outcomes were certified. Review your district's published budget and curriculum decisions, since board members elected this cycle will shape them.
The takeaway
School board seats quietly set budgets, curriculum and library policy for local families, so the outcome of races like these deserves attention. Once results are certified, check your county or district election office website to confirm which candidates won in your area.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by The Christian Post.
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