{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Melvetta Broadnax Taylor","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMelvetta Broadnax Taylor is the incumbent Democratic Northampton County Commissioner for District 4, representing Seaboard and Wiccacanee Townships (Seaboard, Galatia, and Creeksville) [1]. In the March 3, 2026 primary she defeated challenger Lemuel Ricks, 1,979 votes to 1,463 [2]. She faces no challenger in the November 3, 2026 general election [2].\n\n## Office history\nTaylor was elected to the District 4 seat in 2022, taking office in December 2022 for a term expiring December 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Staff Directory \u2013 Melvetta Broadnax Taylor \u2013 Northampton County](https://www.northamptonnc.com/directory.aspx?eid=76)\n- [2] [Incumbents reign supreme in Northampton Primary results \u2013 Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald](https://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/news/incumbents-reign-supreme-in-northampton-primary-results-396a467a)","firstname":"Melvetta","lastname":"Taylor","middlename":"Broadnax","suffix":null,"token":"b7bb0752f08b0905"},"token":"vi4O0udgAdt36D29"},{"candidatename":"Lemuel Ricks","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"**Ricks did not advance past the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for the Northampton County Board of Commissioners District 4, placing second of two candidates with 1,463 votes to incumbent Melvetta Broadnax Taylor's 1,979** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Lemuel Craig Ricks is a registered voter in Northampton County, North Carolina, registered since 1971 (55 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Lemuel Craig Ricks's year of birth as 1952; 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 10 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 Lemuel Craig Ricks 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] [Incumbents reign supreme in Northampton Primary results \u2013 Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald](https://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/news/incumbents-reign-supreme-in-northampton-primary-results-396a467a)","firstname":"Lemuel","lastname":"Ricks","middlename":"Craig","suffix":null,"token":"19a19cf86541f22f"},"token":"2C4q_ggKEC1p1wf6"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"county_commissioner","o.office":"county_commission","office":"county_commission","officedescription":"A county commissioner is a member of the county's legislative body. The commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, authorizes borrowing, and passes county resolutions and ordinances. Commissioners are elected from districts (or at-large seats) to represent constituents on countywide policy.","officequalities":"- Policy judgment on countywide matters \u2014 budget, taxes, land use, services, and intergovernmental issues \u2014 within Tennessee county-government law.\n- Budget literacy: the commission approves the county budget, sets the property-tax rate, and authorizes multi-year bond issues.\n- Legislative process: drafting, amending, and voting on resolutions and ordinances; committee work that pre-screens items.\n- Constituent relations in the district \u2014 case-work and community issues flow through the commissioner's office.\n- Willingness to complete the state-required annual continuing education through UT CTAS.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"County Commissioner","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}