{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJonathan Wilson II (Democrat) ran in the 2026 Democratic primary for North Carolina's 16th Prosecutorial District Attorney (Durham County), challenging incumbent DA Satana Deberry in a rematch of their 2022 primary. He lost to Deberry in March 2022 with approximately 16% of the vote and ran again in the March 3, 2026 primary.\n\n## Background and education\n\nWilson is originally from Winston-Salem and studied political science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He earned his J.D. from NC Central University School of Law.\n\n## Career\n\nWilson has practiced law since 2010 and has led his own criminal defense firm in Durham since 2017. His practice handles cases ranging from traffic violations to first-degree murder. He has coached basketball, soccer, and softball with Orange County Special Olympics and North Carolina Special Olympics for 19 years.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Durham District Attorney: Jonathan Wilson | 2026 Primary Candidates \u2013 Indy Week](https://indyweek.com/news/durham-district-attorney-jonathan-wilson-2026/)\n- [2] [Jonathan Wilson: 'I have that willingness to fight for people' \u2013 9th Street Journal](https://9thstreetjournal.org/2026/02/13/jonathan-wilson-i-have-that-willingness-to-fight-for-people/)\n- [3] [Meet Jonathan \u2013 wilsonfordurham.com](https://wilsonfordurham.com/meet-jonathan/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_016","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"District Attorney District 16"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jonathan","fullname":"Jonathan Wilson II","lastname":"Wilson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_016","contest_title":"District Attorney District 16","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_016","contest_title":"District Attorney District 16","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"II","terms":[],"token":"05929321141851e9"}