{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Mitch Walker","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Anthony Mitch Walker won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 36 with 8,605 votes (62.6%) against Taylor A. Rockett (5,131 votes, 37.4%), advancing to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Anthony Mitch Walker is a registered voter in Caldwell County, North Carolina, registered since 2022 (4 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Anthony Mitch Walker's year of birth as 1976; 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 11 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 Anthony Mitch Walker 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 election results (precinct-level canvass), published at dl.ncsbe.gov (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","firstname":"Anthony","lastname":"Walker","middlename":"Mitch","suffix":null,"token":"e9a65924b0403574"},"token":"jpeFytGNQ4u36plq"},{"candidatename":"Taylor A. Rockett","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTaylor Ashley Rockett (listed on the ballot as \"Taylor A. Rockett\") is a Republican candidate for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 36 (Burke and Caldwell Counties), according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Taylor filed for candidacy on December 11, 2025, for Burke and Caldwell Counties [1]. The race appears on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot [1].\n\n**Update: Rockett lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for this seat, placing second to Mitch Walker \u2014 5,131 votes (37.4%) to Walker's 8,605 votes (62.6%) \u2014 and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [4].**\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Taylor Ashley Rockett is a registered voter in Burke County, North Carolina, registered since 2009 (17 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. The voter file shows Taylor Ashley Rockett's year of birth as 1990; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2]. The voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Taylor Ashley Rockett can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results (bulk file) -- https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip","firstname":"Taylor","lastname":"Rockett","middlename":"Ashley","suffix":null,"token":"cf69670080a5f722"},"token":"6iquYS_DEwkeURAc"}],"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 36"}