{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Cristin Hursey","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nVira Cristin Hursey is the Republican candidate for Bladen County Clerk of Superior Court on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. The Clerk of Superior Court oversees the county's probate court, judicial administration, records, and finances [2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists) (Bladen County)\n- [2] [2026 North Carolina candidates](https://www.branch.vote/elections/state/nc/2026-north-carolina-primary-election/races)","firstname":"Vira","lastname":"Hursey","middlename":"Cristin","suffix":null,"token":"6c9cc2e44f7bfa4a"},"token":"WYO8YfMMsond3VVo"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"clerk_of_superior_court","office":"clerk_of_superior_court","officedescription":"In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.","officequalities":"- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.\n- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings \u2014 the clerk decides these matters.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Clerk of Superior Court","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Bladen County Clerk Of Superior Court"}