{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Henry Hostetler","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nEarl Henry Hostetler II \u2014 who filed and appears on the ballot as \"Henry Hostetler\" \u2014 is the Republican nominee for North Carolina State Senate District 5, on the ballot in the November 3, 2026 general election [1]. He defeated Angelene Mitchell in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, 83.3% to 16.7% (5,377 votes to 1,079 votes) [1][2]. In the general election he faces Democrat Kandie D. Smith [1].\n\nHostetler's NC State Board of Elections candidate filing lists his residence as Winterville, in Pitt County [1]. No further biographical information (education, prior elected office, or employment) is confirmed by public sources.\n\n## Sources\n[1] NC State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20 (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n[2] NC State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20 (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","firstname":"Earl","lastname":"Hostetler","middlename":"Henry","suffix":"II","token":"a9810d8d787770e6"},"token":"y8jnYBXxxQA8CcEY"},{"candidatename":"Angelene Mitchell","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Angelene Mitchell lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for NC State Senate District 05, placing 2nd of 2 candidates with 1,079 votes (16.7%); Henry Hostetler won the nomination with 5,377 votes (83.3%) [4].**\n\nAngelene Mitchell filed as the Republican candidate for NC State Senate District 05 (Edgecombe and Pitt counties) on December 19, 2025, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Angelene Mitchell is a registered voter in Pitt County, North Carolina, registered since 2019 (7 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Angelene Mitchell's year of birth as 1960; 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 12 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 and the state's official candidate filing list. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Angelene Mitchell can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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 -- 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[4] 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":"Angelene","lastname":"Mitchell","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"f1a8d6fe084d87f5"},"token":"EwA-E-DsNu8r2pm6"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_senator","o.office":"state_senate","office":"state_senate","officedescription":"The Tennessee Senate is the upper chamber of the state legislature, with 33 members elected from single-member districts to four-year terms. Senators pass state laws, approve the state budget, confirm certain gubernatorial appointments, and \u2014 with the House \u2014 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 Senator","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc State Senate District 05"}