{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJeffery Robert Smith ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Alleghany County Board of Commissioners, one of eight Republican candidates seeking three seats[1]. He did not finish among the top three vote-getters and is not on the November 2026 general-election ballot, which lists Timothy \"Timmy\" Evans, William \"Brant\" Arnold, and Tommy McKnight as the Republican nominees[2].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 Primary Candidate List by Contest \u2013 NC State Board of Elections](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_list_by_contest.pdf)\n- [2] [2026 General Election Candidate List by Contest \u2013 NC State Board of Elections](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_list_by_contest.pdf)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"alleghany","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Alleghany County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jeffery","fullname":"Jeffery Robert Smith","lastname":"Smith","middlename":"Robert","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Alleghany County Board Of Commissioners","county":"alleghany","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"alleghany","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"alleghany","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Alleghany County Board Of Commissioners","county":"alleghany","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"alleghany","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"292867f5a02ce702"}