{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Jon Fullen","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJonathan Dewayne Fullen, known as Jon Fullen, ran as the Democratic candidate for Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court in the March 3, 2026 primary, but lost to fellow Democrat Holly Fehl, who received about 86 percent of the vote (4,119 to 658), according to NC State Board of Elections precinct-level primary results [1]. Fullen filed his candidacy on December 18, 2025 [2]. He is not on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this office; Fehl faces Republican Charles M. Haynes in the general [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [NC State Board of Elections \u2014 March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [NC State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Filing listing](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n","firstname":"Jonathan","lastname":"Fullen","middlename":"Dewayne","suffix":null,"token":"7be529525427197c"},"token":"919XiDv1OB_2b1Vl"},{"candidatename":"Holly Fehl","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"DEM","person":{"biography":"Holly Fehl is a Democratic candidate for Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina\u2019s 2026 election cycle. She appeared on the Democratic primary ballot on March 3, 2026, where she competed against fellow Democrat Jon Fullen for the party\u2019s nomination for the clerk\u2019s office [1]. Fehl also sought the same position in the 2022 election, appearing on the general\u2011election ballot on November 8, 2022, where she faced Republican challenger Charles M. Haynes [3]. Both Ballotpedia entries note that she is affiliated with the Democratic Party and that she did not complete Ballotpedia\u2019s Candidate Connection survey for either the 2022 or 2026 contests [1][3].\n\nBallotpedia does not provide a narrative biography for Fehl; the biography section for the 2026 page states that no biographical information was received [1]. The pages likewise contain no listed phone number or campaign website for her candidacy. The only contact information supplied is an email address: fehlforclerk@gmail.com is shown on the 2022 page, and FEHLFORCLERK@GMAIL.COM appears on the 2026 page, both of which can be used to request additional details or to ask the candidate to complete the survey [1][3].\n\nThe external\u2011links section of each page contains only Ballotpedia logos and generic placeholder silhouettes; no portrait of Fehl is provided, and no other image appears to represent her personally [1][3].\n\nIn summary, Holly Fehl\u2019s public record on Ballotpedia consists of her candidacies for Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court in 2022 and 2026, her Democratic Party affiliation, the names of her opponents in each race, the absence of a completed candidate survey, and the email addresses listed for voter outreach. No additional personal, educational, or professional background information is available from the cited sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Holly Fehl (Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina, candidate 2026) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Holly_Fehl_(Watauga_County_Clerk_of_Superior_Court,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))\n- [3] [Holly Fehl (Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Holly_Fehl_(Watauga_County_Clerk_of_Superior_Court,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))","firstname":"Holly","lastname":"Fehl","middlename":"Bernice","suffix":null,"token":"7721edb6f637f0fd"},"token":"Lvc71NGX7gYhxEUV"}],"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":"Watauga County Clerk Of Superior Court"}