{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"J.K. Somers","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"James Kelly Somers is a Republican candidate for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 15 in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows James Kelly Somers filing as a REP candidate on December 4, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, James Kelly Somers is a registered voter in Brunswick County, North Carolina, registered since 1986 (40 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists James Kelly Somers's year of birth as 1963 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of James Kelly Somers can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-21 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), accessed 2026-07-21 (https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Somers","middlename":"Kelly","suffix":null,"token":"e40622ff2bcf3159"},"token":"DHw6XZiuipNZ_hzd"},{"candidatename":"Jenna Earley","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"> **Status update.** Jenna Marie Onusko Earley lost the Republican primary for North Carolina District Attorney, District 15, to J.K. Somers, 12,733 votes to 14,183 (March 3, 2026); Somers advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Jenna Marie Onusko Earley is a registered voter in Brunswick County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Jenna Marie Onusko Earley's year of birth as 1985; 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 13 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 Jenna Marie Onusko Earley 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/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; District Attorney District 15 (REP): J.K. Somers 14,183, Jenna Earley 12,733.","firstname":"Jenna","lastname":"Earley","middlename":"Marie Onusko","suffix":null,"token":"9d835a0dbbff0e4e"},"token":"xXKUexZ-U0ohIkRR"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"district_attorney_general","o.office":"district_attorney","office":"district_attorney","officedescription":"The district attorney general is the elected chief prosecutor for a judicial district \u2014 deciding what cases are charged, presenting cases to the grand jury, and prosecuting criminal matters. It is a leadership role over a public-law office with wide discretion.","officequalities":"- Prosecutorial leadership of a district attorney's office of attorneys, investigators, and victim-services staff.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee criminal law and procedure, constitutional law, and prosecutorial ethics under the Rules of Professional Conduct.\n- Charging-policy judgment that shapes the whole criminal-court docket \u2014 what is presented to the grand jury, diverted, or resolved by plea.\n- Budget and personnel management of a public-law-office operation.\n- Public-facing communication on cases of community concern, in cooperation with police, courts, and victim communities.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"District Attorney","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"District Attorney District 15"}