Thirty candidates have filed to run for nine seats on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education.
The interest comes as the school district and current board members continue to face scrutiny over a months-long financial crisis that began with a $46 million deficit.
So far, six of the nine incumbents have filed for reelection: Democrats Richard Watts, Alex Bohannon and Trevonia Brown-Gaither, and Republicans Susan Miller, Robert Barr and Steve Wood.
Democrats outnumber Republicans running for the three at-large and two District 1 seats. The opposite is true in the District 2 race, where four members are elected.
The filing period ends Friday at noon. North Carolina’s primary is March 3.
