{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSarah Neely Lanier is the incumbent Republican North Carolina District Court Judge for District 19B, Seat 1, a position she holds through December 31, 2026, and is a candidate for re-election on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Sarah Neely Lanier | BallotReady](https://www.ballotready.org/nc/north-carolina-north-carolina-district-court-judge-district-19b-seat-1-vacant-seat/sarah-neely-lanier) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_037_seat_01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 37 Seat 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Sarah","fullname":"Sarah Neely Lanier","lastname":"Lanier","middlename":"Neely","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_037_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 37 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_037_seat_01","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 37 Seat 01","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Sarah Neely Lanier is the Republican incumbent District Court Judge for North Carolina's District\u202f19B, seeking re\u2011election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"0e3d0089a79ceadc"}