{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Ginger D. Efird","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGinger Desiree Efird is the incumbent Republican Clerk of Superior Court for Stanly County, running unopposed for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election, per candidate filings with the North Carolina State Board of Elections [1].\n\n## Office history\nEfird was elected Stanly County Clerk of Superior Court in 2022. She placed first in a three-way Republican primary against Pam Blake and Michael Greene on May 17, 2022 [2], then won the November 8, 2022 general election against Democratic candidate Todd H. Lowder, 18,323 votes to 5,003 votes, per certified precinct-level results from the North Carolina State Board of Elections [3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n- [2] [2022 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2022/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2022.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n- [3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 November 8, 2022 General Election precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2022_11_08/results_pct_20221108.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Ginger","lastname":"Efird","middlename":"Desiree","suffix":null,"token":"8aa8d0614b481f3c"},"token":"z_otCYtP53Dmiosm"}],"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":"Stanly County Clerk Of Superior Court"}