{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nChad Minson Stewart ran as a Republican candidate for Johnston County Board of Commissioners, District 3, in the March 3, 2026 primary, one of three Republican candidates. He placed third (last) with 2,536 votes (14.5%); Adam Caldwell won the nomination with 8,482 votes (48.3%), followed by Mike Rose (6,528 votes, 37.2%). Stewart will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Chad Minson Stewart is a registered voter in Johnston County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Chad Minson Stewart's year of birth as 1970; 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 10 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. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Chad Minson Stewart can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary/election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Johnston County Board Of Commissioners District 03"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Chad","fullname":"Chad Minson Stewart","lastname":"Stewart","middlename":"Minson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Johnston County Board Of Commissioners District 03","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"johnston","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"johnston","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Johnston County Board Of Commissioners District 03","county":"johnston","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"johnston","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Johnston County since 2000.","terms":[],"token":"078f42b596a5e2cf"}