{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Thomas H. Grimes","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nThomas Henry Grimes is an incumbent member of the Harrellsville Town Council in Hertford County, North Carolina, and filed as a candidate for re-election in 2026. Harrellsville is a small town in northeastern North Carolina.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [NCSBE 2026 Primary Candidate List](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_list_by_contest.pdf)","firstname":"Thomas","lastname":"Grimes","middlename":"Henry","suffix":null,"token":"dd5da071a8fba483"},"token":"fvS9nKdz4YTKM6NJ"},{"candidatename":"Deborah A. Baker","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDeborah Annette Baker is a candidate for Town Council in Harrellsville, a town in Hertford County, North Carolina [1]. She ran in the March 3, 2026 election for Harrellsville Town Council Member, which was a court-ordered do-over of the 2025 municipal election after poll workers failed to properly verify voter eligibility [2]. Under the rules of the 2026 race, the top five vote-getters among all candidates would be seated on the council [1]. Baker received 12 votes in the March 3 contest [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Primary Election 2026 unofficial election results \u2013 Albemarle Observer](https://albemarleobserver.news/2026/03/04/primary-election-2026-unofficial-election-results/)\n- [2] [Do-over: Two NC towns must redo '25 elections in March '26 \u2013 Carolina Public Press](https://carolinapublicpress.org/73939/do-over-two-nc-towns-must-redo-25-elections-in-march-26/)","firstname":"Deborah","lastname":"Baker","middlename":"Annette","suffix":null,"token":"fca9b1dc5803f53b"},"token":"inHon9ehkQQa3ABT"},{"candidatename":"Lisa Hunnicutt","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"**Hunnicutt won a seat on the Harrellsville Town Council outright in the March 3, 2026 municipal election. Six candidates ran for five seats (vote for 5); Hunnicutt placed second with 15 votes, behind Thomas H. Grimes (17) and ahead of Deborah A. Baker (14), Emma Perry (4), and Lori Nuss (2). The town does not hold a November continuation for this race [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Lisa Ann Hunnicutt is a registered voter in Hertford County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Unaffiliated [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Lisa Ann Hunnicutt's year of birth as 1968; 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 11 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 Lisa Ann Hunnicutt 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] North Carolina State Board of Elections, official March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results for Hertford County (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","firstname":"Lisa","lastname":"Hunnicutt","middlename":"Ann","suffix":null,"token":"5db63e5ab295df78"},"token":"kwnLisAGuAmjIuit"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"city_council","o.office":"town_council","office":"town_council","officedescription":"A city council member (alderman in some towns) serves on the municipality's legislative body, approving the city budget, setting the tax rate, and passing ordinances and resolutions. Members represent a district or the city at large.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on city matters \u2014 ordinances, services, and land use.\n- Budget literacy: the council approves the city budget and sets the city property-tax rate.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on ordinances and resolutions; committee work.\n- Constituent relations within the district or city.\n- Familiarity with the city charter and municipal issues such as utilities, transit, development, and blight.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Town Council Member","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":5,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Town Of Harrellsville Council Member"}