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No endorsement
The race
This school board election is on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot in Cobb County School District (Cobb County). 2 seat(s) are at stake in Board of Education Post 4 and Post 6 - Nov 3 2026.
Two posts are on the November 3 ballot. Post 4 is contested head-to-head. Post 6, per East Cobb News, is not contested at all — the incumbent is unopposed — and we print it that way instead of dressing it up as a race. East Cobb News reports a Garza win in Post 4 would flip the board's 4–3 majority, which is what makes Post 4 the live seat.
The verified roster is: David Chastain; Micheal Garza (Post 4); Nichelle Davis (Post 6).
The candidates
David Chastain — Post 4 incumbent, a Republican, per East Cobb News. No board record beyond incumbency was verified in this pass.
Micheal Garza — Post 4 challenger, a Democrat, per East Cobb News (the source spells his first name 'Micheal,' and we print it as sourced). No platform was verified in this pass.
Nichelle Davis — Post 6 incumbent, unopposed, per East Cobb News.
Pros / Cons
- Pro, for the field as a whole: every name printed above is on a sourced roster for this race — a voter can verify each candidacy from the source named below. Con, for the field as a whole: beyond the roster, no sourced record — no platform, no board votes, no named-organization endorsement aligned with parental rights, curriculum transparency, fiscal restraint, or school choice — was verified for these candidates in this pass. A ballot line is a candidacy, not a record, and we grade it as exactly that.
OUR CALL
Our call: insufficient record — no endorsement. What would earn one here: a published platform or a sourced record on parental rights, curriculum transparency, fiscal restraint, or school choice — or an endorsement from a named organization aligned with those values — verified claim by claim. On a roster alone, LiberalMind does not guess at what a candidate believes. Per-seat: Post 4 — no endorsement; the sourced file gives party and incumbency, and party labels alone do not state a position on the values this series endorses on. Post 6 — unopposed; there is no contest to call.
For the complete Election 2026 breakdown — every race, claim by claim — see the full coverage on our website.
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Sources
- East Cobb News - East Cobb early voting guide / politics coverage — the verified roster for this race (accessed October 25, 2026) — https://eastcobbnews.com/east-cobb-early-voting-guide-for-the-2026-general-elections/
- Roster grade: lead. Record gaps: candidate records, campaign materials, and fiscal analysis beyond the roster summary above were not verified at this pass's sourcing depth, except where a fact is stated and attributed in the text.
Result pending. No verified call (Associated Press or official) as of November 4, 2026. This page will be updated when the race is called or certified. The original article above is unchanged.
AI-assisted article — but the sources are human, and the facts are very real.