{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Ron Bradsher","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRonald Sutton Bradsher Jr., appearing on the ballot as Ron Bradsher, is a Republican candidate for Caswell County Clerk of Superior Court in the 2026 election. He filed on December 1, 2025. He is based in Yanceyville, North Carolina, and is identified in public records as a Yanceyville attorney.\n\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Background and education\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Career\nBradsher is listed as an attorney practicing in Yanceyville, North Carolina.\n\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Family\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Ronald S. Bradsher Jr. \u2013 Lawyers.com](https://www.lawyers.com/yanceyville/north-carolina/ronald-s-bradsher-jr-1415338-a/)\n- [2] [2026 Primary Candidate Detail List \u2013 NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_detail_list.pdf)\n","firstname":"Ronald","lastname":"Bradsher","middlename":"Sutton","suffix":"JR","token":"f26b15b7affeeacd"},"token":"_C4nX0WIcv5JPdca"},{"candidatename":"Bettie Lea Knight","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nBettie Lea Knight ran as the Republican candidate for Caswell County Clerk of Superior Court in the March 3, 2026 primary but did not advance, receiving 421 votes to Ron Bradsher's 1149, per North Carolina State Board of Elections certified primary results [1]. Bettie Lea Knight will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this race.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Bettie Lea Knight is a registered voter in Caswell County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Bettie Lea Knight'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 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Bettie Lea Knight can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary results, CASWELL County precinct-level results (`CASWELL_PRECINCT_SORT.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/CASWELL_PRECINCT_SORT.txt \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Bettie","lastname":"Knight","middlename":"Lea","suffix":null,"token":"240d7a88fa5a27c0"},"token":"4BUVMeLrjUb3y7gN"}],"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":"Caswell County Clerk Of Superior Court"}