{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Julie Whitfield","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"Julie Cotton Whitfield is the incumbent Wayne County Clerk of Superior Court in North Carolina and is seeking re\u2011election as the Republican candidate for the 2026 general election on November 3, 2026. The Clerk of Superior Court is a countywide elected position that administers the operations of the Superior Court in Wayne County. Whitfield currently holds this office, as listed by Vote\u2011USA, and is identified as a member of the North Carolina Republican Party [8].\n\nWhitfield previously ran for the same office in the 2022 general election, appearing on the ballot on November 8, 2022 alongside Democratic candidate Robin A. Radford. The Ballotpedia record confirms her candidacy and party affiliation in that race [1]. She did not complete Ballotpedia\u2019s Candidate Connection survey in 2022, as noted on the same page [1].\n\nHer campaign website is juliewhitfieldforclerk.com, where supporters can learn more about her platform and contact her directly. The Ballotpedia page provides an email address for campaign outreach: julie@juliewhitfieldforclerk.com [1]. No phone number is listed in the available sources. Whitfield\u2019s public profile includes a portrait image hosted on Vote\u2011USA\u2019s site.\n\nOverall, Whitfield\u2019s experience includes serving as the elected clerk, managing court administrative functions for Wayne County, and campaigning for the office in consecutive election cycles.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Julie Whitfield (Wayne County Clerk of Superior Court, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Julie_Whitfield_(Wayne_County_Clerk_of_Superior_Court,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [8] [Vote-USA | Julie Whitfield | Currently Elected Wayne County Clerk of Superior Court, Wayne County, North Carolina](https://vote-usa.org/Intro.aspx?State=NC&Id=NCWhitfieldJulie)\n- [10] [Candidate Profiles \u2013 NC Voter Guide](https://ncvoterguide.org/profiles/)","firstname":"Julie","lastname":"Whitfield","middlename":"Cotton","suffix":null,"token":"436d74c66fc6f631"},"token":"ujQJnyzuUVM856l8"}],"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":"Wayne County Clerk Of Superior Court"}