For McIntosh County school districts, the following candidates filed for 2025 Board of Education offices during the candidate filing period Dec. 2-4: Checotah Public Schools Office #5, Christie Bobo and Mickey Medley; Eufaula Public Schools Office #5, Michael Morton; Hanna Public Schools Office #5, Dale D. Watkins; Midway Public Schools Office #5, Benjamin Brashear; Ryal Public Schools Office #1, Robert Bennett; Stidham Public Schools Office #2, James G. Wilson.

Unopposed candidates are automatically deemed elected to the office.

Offices with two candidates will appear on the Board of Education General Election ballot on April 1, 2025.

Of the school districts with

See FILING, page A3 boundaries partially located in McIntosh County, only Indian Capital Technology Center will hold a General Election on April 1, 2025.

Candidates for ICTC Board Member Zone 5 include Ginger Knight and Andrew Theodore.