{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jim Mixson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames \"Jim\" Lee Mixson III won the Republican nomination for Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court in the March 3, 2026 primary with 80.13% of the vote, defeating Herman William Compton Jr. (19.87%). Mixson advances unopposed to the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)","firstname":"James","lastname":"Mixson","middlename":"Lee","suffix":"III","token":"450527a828568f4c"},"token":"PeGg0p8tXuFXhaN6"},{"candidatename":"H. William Compton, Jr.","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHerman \"H.\" William Compton Jr. ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court, losing to Jim Mixson, who won 80.13% of the vote to Compton's 19.87% [1]. Compton later filed to run for Iredell Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, a nonpartisan office, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [2].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Compton is a registered voter in Iredell County, North Carolina, registered since 2018 (8 years), with party affiliation listed as Unaffiliated [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Compton's year of birth as 1954; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 13 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Herman","lastname":"Compton","middlename":"William","suffix":"JR","token":"f72d509bf4c858f5"},"token":"v4I1-R3lcxw2uoyU"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"clerk_of_superior_court","office":"clerk_of_superior_court","officedescription":"In North Carolina, the clerk of superior court keeps the records of the trial courts and also serves as an ex-officio judge of probate and over estates, guardianships, and certain special proceedings. It is both a records office and a judicial one.","officequalities":"- Records management for the trial courts, in conformity with North Carolina procedure and the orders of the judges.\n- Judicial responsibility over probate, estates, guardianships, and special proceedings \u2014 the clerk decides these matters.\n- Financial controls for collecting and disbursing court costs, fines, estate funds, and trust funds, with public accountability.\n- Supervision of a clerical staff handling high case volume and frequent statutory deadlines.\n- Attention to legal detail and sensitivity with a public often dealing with death or incapacity.\n- Administrative reliability \u2014 the office's filings are legally binding and its records are evidence.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Clerk of Superior Court","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court"}