16 Candidates File to Run for Cumberland County Board of Education

Editor’s note: This story, which was originally published on July 13, was updated on July 17, July 28, August 4, August 5, and August 10 to include additional candidates who filed to run for the Cumberland County Board of Education.

Three seats are up for election this year on the Cumberland County Board of Education—and with no incumbent seeking two of the positions, candidates have stepped up.

When the filing period, which opened on July 6, closed on Friday, 16 people filed to run for the three at-large seats serving the county-wide district. All candidates will run against each other, and the top three vote-getters will be the winners. The election is non-partisan and there is no primary.

The 16 candidates: Jacquelyn Brown, Keith Byrd, 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 West, Bradley Williams, and Chris Young.

Of the three at-large seats, one is vacant, while one incumbent isn’t seeking reelection and the other is seeking another term.

Incumbent Jacquelyn Brown, the board vice chair, filed for reelection on July 15. The retired teacher’s assistant first won the seat in 2022.

Long-time incumbent Greg West isn’t running for reelection; instead, he is seeking a seat on the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners. Board Chair Judy Musgrave died in June, leaving her seat open as the Board of Education has not appointed anyone to replace her.

Election Day is November 3. People will begin casting ballots by mail in early September, and early voting starts October 15.

School board members serve four-year terms. The nine-person board of education has six single-member districts plus the three county-wide seats.

Here is more information about the candidates:

• Jacquelyn Brown listed a Hope Mills address in her campaign paperwork. Board members elected her vice chair in December. She received the third-highest number of votes in the 2022 election.
• Keith Byrd lists a Hope Mills address.
• Robyn Chadwick, a former town commissioner in Spring Lake, ran for Spring Lake mayor in 2025 and placed second.
• Franklin Matthew Crockett lives in Stedman.
• Tom Hatch of Fayetteville is a former Terry Sanford High School principal. He ran unsuccessfully in 2024 for the District 3 seat on the board. Why he’s running.
• Johnathaun Lee lives in Fayetteville.
• Quincei Lovejoy lives in south Cumberland County. Why she’s running.
• Theodore Lee Miller lives in Fayetteville.
• Bryan Moore, a Fayetteville real estate agent, ran unsuccessfully for the District 3 seat in 2024. Why he’s running.
• Broxie P. Pone lives on U.S. 301 just southeast of Hope Mills. She is a real estate agent and a retired teacher, according to her LinkedIn profile. Why she’s running.
• Demetrius Stocks lives in the southwestern part of Fayetteville near Camden Road. The warehouse operations manager announced his campaign on social media. The former data manager for Cumberland County Schools, according to his LinkedIn profile, was named to the Fayetteville Observer’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2025. Why he’s running.
• Carol Stubbs, a retired custodian, has served as president and vice president of the Cumberland County Association of Educators. She ran for school board in 2022 and placed fourth in a race for three seats.
• Karelle Ward lives in north Fayetteville.
• Rebecca West lives in Fayetteville near Douglas Byrd High School.
• Bradley Williams lives in eastern Cumberland County near Falcon. Why he’s running.
• Chris Young, the school’s district technology director, lives in Fayetteville. Why he’s running.

Senior reporter Paul Woolverton can be reached at pwoolverton@cityviewnc.com.