{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nDeborah Joyner Battle ran as a Democrat for the Nash County Board of Commissioners District 2 seat in the 2026 primary. She competed in the Democratic primary on March 3, 2026, alongside candidates Robert E. Cordell and Quentin T. Sumner.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Deborah Joyner Battle \u2013 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Deborah_Joyner_Battle_(Nash_County_Board_of_Commissioners_District_2,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Deborah","fullname":"Deborah Joyner Battle","lastname":"Battle","middlename":"Joyner","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"nash","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"nash","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Nash County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"nash","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"nash","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"1f981f56a05def6b"}