{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Walter Hester","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Walter Muriel Hester JR is a registered voter in Bladen County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Walter Muriel Hester JR's year of birth as 1971; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 5 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Walter Muriel Hester JR can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Walter","lastname":"Hester","middlename":"Muriel","suffix":"JR","token":"f39186c4fe6495ea"},"token":"PWEu_s3cq0rM9lkW"},{"candidatename":"Mackie Singletary","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMcadoo \"Mackie\" Singletary III is a Republican incumbent on the Bladen County Board of Education representing District 2. He filed for reelection on December 16, 2025, from Bladenboro, NC, but lost to challenger Walter Hester in the 2026 Republican primary (46.17% to 53.83%). He previously served as Chair of the full board.\n\n## Career\n\nSingletary is the owner of Down East Pest Control in Bladenboro, NC.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Two Bladen County School Board Members Are Out; Longtime Sheriff Wins Primary \u2013 BorderBelt Observer](https://borderbelt.org/bladen-county-live-primary-election-results-2026/)","firstname":"Mcadoo","lastname":"Singletary","middlename":null,"suffix":"III","token":"0f197c20f21bc64d"},"token":"QKy18gJFL7NwxKQq"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"school_board","o.office":"county_school_board","office":"county_school_board","officedescription":"A school board member serves on the elected body that governs a public school district. The board sets district policy and budget priorities and hires and evaluates the superintendent, while leaving day-to-day management to the administration.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment for a public school district \u2014 setting direction while leaving day-to-day management to the superintendent.\n- Budget literacy for operating and capital budgets, in coordination with the county commission (which appropriates) and the state.\n- Ability to hire, evaluate, and when necessary replace the superintendent \u2014 the board's highest-stakes recurring decision.\n- Constituent relations with parents, teachers, principals, and community members.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual training through the Tennessee School Boards Association.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County School Board Member","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02"}