{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Lloyd Williams","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Lloyd Lee Williams III is a registered voter in Hyde County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Lloyd Lee Williams III'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 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 Lloyd Lee Williams III 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":"Lloyd","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Lee","suffix":"III","token":"f091c3d8b50e4312"},"token":"8FWKrlzI7WPZDPQh"},{"candidatename":"D. Cole Phelps","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Cole Phelps is a Democratic candidate for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 2, Seat 2, serving Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington counties, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [2][3]. He is the founder of The Law Office of D. Cole Phelps, PLLC, based in Plymouth, Washington County [1].\n\n## Background and education\nPhelps earned his Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law [4].\n\n## Career\nPhelps founded The Law Office of D. Cole Phelps, PLLC on October 18, 2013 [1]. His campaign says he has \"stood beside families across Beaufort, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell, and Washington counties\" for thirteen years, with a practice covering criminal law, family law, and juvenile matters [2]. He has been certified as a Board Certified Specialist in Juvenile Delinquency Law by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, a certification effective through December 31, 2030 [1].\n\n## Office history\nPhelps previously ran as a Democrat for the North Carolina State Senate's District 1 seat, losing to Republican incumbent Bob Steinburg in the November 6, 2018 general election, 53.2% to 46.8% [4].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [The Law Office of D. Cole Phelps, PLLC](https://dcolephelps.com/)\n- [2] [D. Cole Phelps for District Court Judge \u2013 ActBlue](https://secure.actblue.com/donate/phelps4judge)\n- [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing list (District Court Judge District 02 Seat 02), accessed 2026-07-20\n- [4] [D. Cole Phelps - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/D._Cole_Phelps)","firstname":"David","lastname":"Phelps","middlename":"Cole","suffix":null,"token":"2b7e157d2f4b0b54"},"token":"cAeSbVERh6eNP0aH"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"district_court_judge","office":"district_court_judge","officedescription":"In North Carolina, a district court judge presides over the high-volume lower trial court \u2014 misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, and most family and juvenile matters (custody, support, domestic violence, abuse/neglect). Many litigants appear without lawyers.","officequalities":"- Judge of a high-volume district court \u2014 misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, and family and juvenile matters, often with unrepresented parties.\n- Judicial temperament: the willingness to listen, deliberate, and apply the law dispassionately to people whose lives are deeply affected by the outcome.\n- Impartiality and ethics under the North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct, including recusal when conflicts arise.\n- Working knowledge of family, juvenile, and criminal procedure and the precedent that controls.\n- Efficient management of a heavy docket while honoring due process.\n- Accessibility and clarity for the many who appear without counsel.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"District Court Judge","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc District Court Judge District 02 Seat 02"}