{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Melissa Holland Adams","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Melissa Holland Adams is the Republican candidate for McDowell County Clerk of the Superior Court in the November 3, 2026 election. The Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina oversees court records, fee collection, and clerk\u2011run mediation programs, duties reflected in the state\u2019s Dispute Resolution Commission materials that reference \"Clerk Programs through the Clerk of Superior Court\" [5].\n\nAdams is a certified mediator listed in the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission\u2019s judicial directory. Her profile notes participation in mediation services such as Mediated Settlement Conferences and Family Financial Settlement Conferences, and she maintains an active certification through the DRC for fiscal years 2025\u20112026 [5].\n\nWithin McDowell County, Adams appears on the Board of Elections\u2019 active committee rosters for multiple years, identified as the Republican candidate for Clerk of Court in 2024, 2025, and 2026 listings [3][4][6]. These listings confirm her ongoing involvement in local election administration and her standing as the party\u2019s nominee for the clerkship.\n\nWhile specific details about her education or prior professional roles are not provided in the available sources, her certification as a mediator and repeated inclusion on county election committee lists suggest experience in legal\u2011administrative functions and community engagement. As a candidate, Adams is positioned to manage the county\u2019s superior court clerk operations, leveraging her mediation background to support court\u2011based dispute resolution programs.\n\nAdams\u2019 campaign materials, contact information, and portrait images are not present on the cited pages, and no dedicated campaign website is listed.\n\n## Sources\n- [3] [Melissa Adams (R) \u2013 Clerk of Court \u2013 McDowell County Board of Elections](https://mcdowellcountyncboe.gov/melissa-adams-r-clerk-of-court/)\n- [4] [2024 ACTIVE COMMITTEES \u2013 McDowell County Board of Elections](https://mcdowellcountyncboe.gov/2024-active-committees/)\n- [5] [Melissa Adams | North Carolina Judicial Branch](https://ncdrc.gov/judicial-directory/melissa-adams)\n- [6] [2025 McDowell County Active/Inactive Committees \u2013 McDowell County Board of Elections](https://mcdowellcountyncboe.gov/2025-mcdowell-county-active-inactive-committees/)\n- [10] [Candidate Lists | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists)","firstname":"Melissa","lastname":"Adams","middlename":"Holland","suffix":null,"token":"8a9728b0d4c2b88a"},"token":"cM457k2p-zusygML"}],"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":"Mcdowell County Clerk Of Superior Court"}