{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jody (JL) Hinson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Jody Lynn Hinson was a Republican candidate for the Columbus County Board of Commissioners District 06 in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Jody Lynn Hinson received 49 votes, finishing behind Jeanne McPherson's 666 votes; Ricky Bullard: 525 votes [1]. Jeanne McPherson advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Jody Lynn Hinson does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Jody Lynn Hinson is a registered voter in Columbus County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Jody Lynn Hinson's year of birth as 1965; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 8 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Jody Lynn Hinson can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Jody","lastname":"Hinson","middlename":"Lynn","suffix":null,"token":"dbd00d26ddbbef12"},"token":"PV3yWWh7_zoH20Bc"},{"candidatename":"Ricky Bullard","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJames Ricky Bullard, a longtime Columbus County Commissioner, ran for re-election to the Columbus County Board of Commissioners District 6 in the 2026 Republican primary. He lost the March 3, 2026 primary to Jeanne McPherson (53.8% to 42.23%) in the three-way race. Bullard had held his commissioner seat for nearly two decades.\n\n## Career\n\nBullard is a licensed North Carolina General Contractor, owner and manager of Cement Barn, and owner of Bullard's Meats in the Cerro Gordo area. He served on the Columbus County Board of Education from 1995 to 2008, on the Columbus County Board of Commissioners from 2008 to 2026, and on the Southeastern Community College Board of Trustees beginning in 2012.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Bullard faces McPherson, Hinson for District 6 commissioner seat \u2013 NR Columbus](https://www.nrcolumbus.com/news/bullard-faces-mcpherson-hinson-for-district-6-commissioner-seat/article_52715ee8-7768-48e7-a40d-5374422776a5.html)\n- [2] [Columbus County Sheriff Wins Primary \u2013 Border Belt Independent](https://borderbelt.org/columbus-county-live-primary-election-results-2026/)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Bullard","middlename":"Ricky","suffix":null,"token":"343c144ee5f28154"},"token":"8NQHY0FTED_FvNSw"},{"candidatename":"Jeanne McPherson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Jeanne Brandon Mcpherson is a registered voter in Columbus County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Jeanne Brandon Mcpherson's year of birth as 1961; 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 10 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 Jeanne Brandon Mcpherson 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":"Jeanne","lastname":"Mcpherson","middlename":"Brandon","suffix":null,"token":"95729b7afcb10632"},"token":"t2TlDYYyqY-PWsQT"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission","office":"county_commission","officedescription":"A county commissioner is a member of the county's legislative body. The commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, authorizes borrowing, and passes county resolutions and ordinances. Commissioners are elected from districts (or at-large seats) to represent constituents on countywide policy.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services, and intergovernmental issues \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law.\n- Budget literacy: the commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes multi-year bond issues.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; committee work that pre-screens items.\n- Constituent relations in the district \u2014 case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Commissioner","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Columbus County Board Of Commissioners District 06"}