{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Ray Johnson Jr., known publicly as Ray Johnson, is the incumbent Republican Commissioner for Greene County Board of Commissioners District 5, running for re-election in the November 2026 election unopposed. He is based in Snow Hill, NC.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Board of Commissioners \u2013 Greene County, North Carolina](https://greenecountync.gov/government/board-of-commissioners/)\n- [2] [Meet Your Greene County Candidates for the 2026 Election \u2013 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/elections/local/meet-your-greene-county-candidates-for-the-2026-election)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Greene County Board Of Commissioners District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Ray Johnson JR","lastname":"Johnson","middlename":"Ray","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Greene County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"greene","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"greene","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Greene County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"greene","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"greene","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":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"James Ray Johnson JR is listed as a candidate for County Commission District 05 in North Carolina's 2026 elections.","terms":[],"token":"1f9dfbee742169e8"}