{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nTerry Lane Williams is the Republican incumbent representing District 4 on the Beaufort County Board of Education, where he currently serves as Vice Chairman [3]. He filed for re-election ahead of the 2026 election cycle, with the general election scheduled for November 3, 2026 [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nWilliams was elected to the Beaufort County Board of Education, District 4 seat, in the November 8, 2022 general election as the Republican nominee [1].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Terry Williams (Beaufort County Board of Education District 4, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Terry_Williams_(Beaufort_County_Board_of_Education_District_4,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n\n[3] [Board of Education \u2013 Beaufort County Schools](https://www.beaufort.k12.nc.us/administration/board-of-education)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 04"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Terry","fullname":"Terry Lane Williams","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Lane","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 04","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"beaufort","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 04","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"beaufort","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"beaufort","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Beaufort County Board Of Education District 04","county":"beaufort","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"beaufort","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":[]}],"summary":"Terry Lane Williams is the 2026 Republican candidate for Beaufort County Board of Education District\u202f4, previously ran for the same seat in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"2ad5df112a6f6215"}