{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"William (Bill) Wilke","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nWilliam Anthony Wilke ran as the Republican candidate for Haywood County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary but did not advance, receiving 3272 votes to Mark E. Mease's 4499, per North Carolina State Board of Elections certified primary results [1]. William Anthony Wilke will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this race.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, William Anthony Wilke is a registered voter in Haywood County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows William Anthony Wilke's year of birth as 1969; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 William Anthony Wilke can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary results, HAYWOOD County precinct-level results (`HAYWOOD_PRECINCT_SORT.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/HAYWOOD_PRECINCT_SORT.txt \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"William","lastname":"Wilke","middlename":"Anthony","suffix":null,"token":"dff3874ff368fbbe"},"token":"vVNjjmjVobVuRM40"},{"candidatename":"Mark E. Mease","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Mark Edward Mease is a registered voter in Haywood County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Mark Edward Mease's year of birth as 1967; 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 9 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 Mark Edward Mease 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":"Mark","lastname":"Mease","middlename":"Edward","suffix":null,"token":"cdb5640453b2aa0a"},"token":"UgpxC8aK0RMzui2M"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"sheriff","o.office":"county_sheriff","office":"county_sheriff","officedescription":"The sheriff is the county's chief law-enforcement officer. The office operates the county jail, provides court security, serves civil process and executes warrants, and provides patrol and investigation \u2014 a large operational command with a substantial budget.","officequalities":"- Organizational leadership of a sheriff's office spanning patrol, investigations, court services, and the county jail.\n- Oversight of the county jail, including intake, inmate health, and release procedures.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee criminal law, court process, and constitutional search-and-seizure standards.\n- Ability to develop and oversee the office's operating budget with public accountability.\n- Coordination with municipal police departments and neighboring-county and state agencies.\n- A documented law-enforcement or public-safety background.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Sheriff","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Haywood County Sheriff"}