{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nMcadoo \"Mackie\" Singletary III is a Republican incumbent on the Bladen County Board of Education representing District 2. He filed for reelection on December 16, 2025, from Bladenboro, NC, but lost to challenger Walter Hester in the 2026 Republican primary (46.17% to 53.83%). He previously served as Chair of the full board.\n\n## Career\n\nSingletary is the owner of Down East Pest Control in Bladenboro, NC.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Two Bladen County School Board Members Are Out; Longtime Sheriff Wins Primary \u2013 BorderBelt Observer](https://borderbelt.org/bladen-county-live-primary-election-results-2026/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mcadoo","fullname":"Mcadoo Singletary III","lastname":"Singletary","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"bladen","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"bladen","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Education District 02","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"bladen","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","terms":[],"token":"0f197c20f21bc64d"}