{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Lance Herndon","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Jonathan Lance Herndon is a registered voter in Robeson County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Jonathan Lance Herndon's year of birth as 1974; 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 Jonathan Lance Herndon 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/)","firstname":"Jonathan","lastname":"Herndon","middlename":"Lance","suffix":null,"token":"56b3a079b9ccf8b5"},"token":"8B7HNTwCWr9GM4w1"},{"candidatename":"Mike Ferguson","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTim Michael Ferguson II, known as Mike Ferguson, is a Democratic candidate for the Robeson County Board of Commissioners, District 8, in the 2026 election. District 8 covers the northern portion of Robeson County, including the communities of St. Pauls, Parkton, and Lumber Bridge. Ferguson won the District 8 Democratic primary on March 3, 2026, with 66.55 percent of the vote and will face Republican Lance Herndon in the November general election.\n\nFerguson has focused his campaign on economic development and public education. He advocates creating more opportunities for youth to work and spend time in downtown areas. He has expressed concern that while regional higher education institutions are growing, public school performance in the county has continued to decline.\n\n## Family\nFerguson is married. He and his wife have discussed plans to remain in Robeson County as their parents age.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Election profile: 4 vie for District 8 commissioner seat \u2013 Robesonian](https://www.robesonian.com/news/337931/election-profile-4-vie-for-district-8-commissioner-seat)\n","firstname":"Tim","lastname":"Ferguson","middlename":"Michael","suffix":"II","token":"c4e95839271ceab6"},"token":"Ic7SPlcg24vJk8P_"},{"candidatename":"Harold Smith","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Update: Smith lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Robeson County Board of Commissioners District 08, finishing second of two candidates with 225 votes to Jonathan Lance Herndon's 241; he will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Harold Lynn Smith is a registered voter in Robeson County, North Carolina, registered since 2014 (12 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Harold Lynn Smith's year of birth as 1967; 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 7 elections voted in since 2018, 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 Harold Lynn Smith 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 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`) and March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Harold","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Lynn","suffix":null,"token":"8490a0099e256be8"},"token":"ZtEsqT3vI2c39oYL"},{"candidatename":"Michael Seago","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"**Update: Seago lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Robeson County Board of Commissioners District 08, finishing second of two candidates with 200 votes to Mike Ferguson's 397; he will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Michael Anthony Seago is a registered voter in Robeson County, North Carolina, registered since 1989 (37 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Michael Anthony Seago's year of birth as 1970; 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 9 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 Michael Anthony Seago 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 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`) and March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Michael","lastname":"Seago","middlename":"Anthony","suffix":null,"token":"6ffe50d758cb7eb7"},"token":"Va58iTGID3j5dk_j"}],"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":"Robeson County Board Of Commissioners District 08"}