{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Emily Sapp","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nEmily Sapp ran as the Republican candidate for Haywood County Tax Collector in the March 3, 2026 primary but did not advance, receiving 1729 votes to Greg West's 3827, per North Carolina State Board of Elections certified primary results [1]. Emily Sapp will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this race.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Emily  Sapp is a registered voter in Haywood County, North Carolina, registered since 2015 (11 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Emily  Sapp's year of birth as 1992; 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 4 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 Emily  Sapp 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":"Emily","lastname":"Sapp","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"ef50db32261b99f2"},"token":"yXMuDQ8It4QOTUvY"},{"candidatename":"Greg West","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nGregory Wallace West, who filed for the ballot as \"Greg West,\" is the Republican candidate for Haywood County Tax Collector in North Carolina. He filed for the seat on December 1, 2025, and ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary alongside Andrew Ferguson and Emily Sapp, per North Carolina State Board of Elections candidate filing records [1][2].\n\nBallotpedia's profile of West states that it did not receive biographical information from him and that he had not completed its Candidate Connection survey as of its most recent update; the profile lists a contact email of gregwest381@gmail.com for reaching him [2].\n\nNo further public biographical, educational, or professional information about West was located in the sources consulted.\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections -- [2026 General Election Candidate Detail List by County (PDF)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_detail_list.pdf), Haywood County -- accessed 2026-07-19\n\n[2] [Greg West (Haywood County Tax Collector, North Carolina, candidate 2026) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_West_(Haywood_County_Tax_Collector,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))","firstname":"Gregory","lastname":"West","middlename":"Wallace","suffix":null,"token":"39303d425a2df693"},"token":"iz5Ef0d_sTq2b52Y"},{"candidatename":"Andrew Ferguson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nAndrew Mckinley Ferguson ran as the Republican candidate for Haywood County Tax Collector in the March 3, 2026 primary but did not advance, receiving 1906 votes to Greg West's 3827, per North Carolina State Board of Elections certified primary results [1]. Andrew Mckinley Ferguson will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this race.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Andrew Mckinley Ferguson is a registered voter in Haywood County, North Carolina, registered since 2010 (16 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Andrew Mckinley Ferguson's year of birth as 1989; 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 11 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 Andrew Mckinley Ferguson 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":"Andrew","lastname":"Ferguson","middlename":"Mckinley","suffix":null,"token":"420c329e8c7a7f67"},"token":"Jdi9U4hgn6E7C_Vc"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"tax_collector","office":"tax_collector","officedescription":"A county tax collector bills and collects property and other local taxes, enforces collection on delinquent accounts, and accounts for the funds to the county. It is a financial and administrative office handling large sums of public money.","officequalities":"- Financial management and accounting: bills, collects, and accounts for the county's tax revenue.\n- Fiduciary trustworthiness as custodian of public funds.\n- Working knowledge of North Carolina property-tax law, including enforced-collection remedies and relief programs.\n- Accurate, high-volume collection and reconciliation systems.\n- Accessible customer service for taxpayers paying, disputing, or seeking relief.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Tax Collector","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Haywood County Tax Collector"}