{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoseph Wayne King II, known as Wayne King, is a Republican candidate for the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 general election. He is a lifelong Kings Mountain resident. King filed for the race in December 2025.\n\nKing's campaign centers on keeping Cleveland County safe, affordable, and accountable. He has stated a firm commitment to no new taxes on local families.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Wayne King (Cleveland County Board of Commissioners, NC, candidate 2026) \u2013 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Wayne_King_(Cleveland_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2026))\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"cleveland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Cleveland County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"cleveland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Cleveland County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joseph","fullname":"Joseph Wayne King II","lastname":"King","middlename":"Wayne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Cleveland County Board Of Commissioners","county":"cleveland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"cleveland","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Cleveland County Board Of Commissioners","county":"cleveland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"cleveland","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"cleveland","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Cleveland County Board Of Commissioners","county":"cleveland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"cleveland","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":"II","summary":"Summary report for the March 3, 2026 Primary Election in Johnston County, NC, showing unofficial results as of May 12, 2026.","terms":[],"token":"21835d97f1fb455e"}