{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Charles M. Taylor","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"> **Editorial note \u2014 same-name confusion.** Web searches for \"Charles Taylor\" in North Carolina politics will also surface Charles Hart Taylor, a different, well-known Republican who represented western North Carolina's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House from 1991 to 2007. That person is not the candidate profiled here. Charles Mclamb Taylor is a member of the Sanford City Council (Ward 2) in Lee County running for NC House District 51 [1][3].\n\nCharles Taylor is the Republican candidate for North Carolina's House of Representatives District 51 in the 2026 general election, slated for November\u202f3,\u202f2026. He secured the Republican nomination by defeating Sherry Womack in the March\u202f3,\u202f2026 primary with 54.2% of the vote (3,005 votes) to Womack's 45.8% (2,543 votes) [1]. In the upcoming general election he will face Independent candidate April Montgomery [1].\n\nTaylor currently serves on the Sanford City Council, representing Ward\u202f2. He was first elected to the council in November\u202f2007 and won re-election in the November\u202f5,\u202f2019 municipal election, defeating Democrat Brandon Charles Atkins with 63.1% of the vote (488 votes) to Atkins's 36.9% (285 votes) [3]. His ongoing role on the council gives him experience in local governance and constituent services.\n\nWhile detailed biographical information such as education or professional background is not provided in the available sources, his public service record includes more than a decade of municipal experience. As a city council member, Taylor has participated in local decision-making for Sanford, a city in Lee County, North Carolina.\n\nTaylor's campaign for the state House emphasizes his Republican affiliation and his local government experience, positioning him as a candidate familiar with the concerns of his district's residents. The primary results demonstrate solid support within the party, and his upcoming contest will determine whether he moves from municipal to state-level representation.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Charles Taylor (North Carolina State House candidate) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Taylor_(North_Carolina_State_House_candidate))\n- [3] [Charles Taylor (Sanford, North Carolina) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Charles_Taylor_(Sanford,_North_Carolina))\n- [17] [Staff Directory \u2022 Charles Taylor](https://www.sanfordnc.net/directory.aspx?EID=82)","firstname":"Charles","lastname":"Taylor","middlename":"Mclamb","suffix":null,"token":"262ef915534d7c39"},"token":"JS5bQYzjBXyS1dAU"},{"candidatename":"Sherry Lynn Womack","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Status update.** Womack lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for NC House District 51 to Charles Taylor, 2,543 votes (45.8%) to 3,005 votes (54.2%); Taylor advances to face Independent April Montgomery on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sherry Lynn Womack is a registered voter in Lee County, North Carolina, registered since 2009 (17 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Sherry Lynn Womack's year of birth as 1963; 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 17 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nVoters with personal knowledge of Sherry Lynn Womack 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] Ballotpedia, \"Sherry Womack,\" March 3, 2026 Republican primary results for NC House District 51 (accessed 2026-07-24); The Sanford Herald, \"Taylor edges Womack; Burgin defeats McNeill,\" March 3, 2026","firstname":"Sherry","lastname":"Womack","middlename":"Lynn","suffix":null,"token":"19326bdafbf9c36d"},"token":"0L3PABiHBnXpAWTS"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_representative","o.office":"state_house","office":"state_house","officedescription":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"State Representative","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 051"}