{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Randy Buckner","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Randy Hugh Buckner placed fourth among five Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for the Yancey County Board of Commissioners, receiving 569 votes, and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Randy Hugh Buckner is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 1978 (48 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Randy Hugh Buckner's year of birth as 1959; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Randy Hugh Buckner can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Yancey County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/YANCEY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Yancey County Board of Commissioners (REP)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Randy","lastname":"Buckner","middlename":"Hugh","suffix":null,"token":"be696b64c5d56da8"},"token":"SYr-cngMfl42CPjt"},{"candidatename":"Sandi Norton","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Sandra Glenn Norton placed third among five Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for the Yancey County Board of Commissioners, receiving 576 votes, and will appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sandra Glenn Norton is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 1992 (34 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Sandra Glenn Norton's year of birth as 1965; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 9 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Sandra Glenn Norton can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Yancey County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/YANCEY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Yancey County Board of Commissioners (REP)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Sandra","lastname":"Norton","middlename":"Glenn","suffix":null,"token":"af352bb5a330c19e"},"token":"DH0WAoDq7AjKjrsx"},{"candidatename":"David Grindstaff","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Harold David Grindstaff Jr. placed first among five Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for the Yancey County Board of Commissioners, receiving 627 votes, and will appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Harold David Grindstaff JR is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 1995 (31 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Harold David Grindstaff JR's year of birth as 1969; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 13 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Harold David Grindstaff JR can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Yancey County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/YANCEY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Yancey County Board of Commissioners (REP)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Harold","lastname":"Grindstaff","middlename":"David","suffix":"JR","token":"c80f5b92a1e86ada"},"token":"CrYefdbkHbOhK_fh"},{"candidatename":"Jason J.Silvers","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Jason Jenning Silvers placed fifth among five Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for the Yancey County Board of Commissioners, receiving 341 votes, and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Jason Jenning Silvers is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Jason Jenning Silvers's year of birth as 1976; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Jason Jenning Silvers can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Yancey County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/YANCEY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Yancey County Board of Commissioners (REP)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Jason","lastname":"Silvers","middlename":"Jenning","suffix":null,"token":"4f84d58c38a5a12b"},"token":"Da0kC9nE2tCC3ibj"},{"candidatename":"Stacey McEntyre Greene","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Stacey Mcentyre Greene placed second among five Republican candidates in the March 3, 2026 primary for the Yancey County Board of Commissioners, receiving 595 votes, and will appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Stacey Mcentyre Greene is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 1992 (34 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Stacey Mcentyre Greene'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 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Stacey Mcentyre Greene can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Yancey County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/YANCEY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Yancey County Board of Commissioners (REP)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"Stacey","lastname":"Greene","middlename":"Mcentyre","suffix":null,"token":"bde5106b4e666e2f"},"token":"xgcsQrnpYV9UgDCy"}],"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. 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