{"biography":"David Nelson Walker is a Republican candidate seeking a seat on the McDowell County Board of Commissioners in the 2026 North Carolina elections. He previously ran for the same three\u2011seat board and appeared on the general\u2011election ballot on November 8, 2022 [1].\n\nThe McDowell County Board of Commissioners is the county\u2019s chief legislative and executive body, tasked with adopting the county budget, setting policy, and overseeing local services and infrastructure [1].\n\nPublicly available information about Walker\u2019s education, professional experience, or prior public service is limited. The Ballotpedia entry for the 2022 race lists his contact email as dwalker6241@yahoo.com [1].\n\nIn the 2022 election, Walker was one of four candidates\u2014Phillip G. Price (D), Tony Brown (R), Lynn Greene (R), and himself (R)\u2014competing for three commissioner seats on the general\u2011election ballot [1]. No vote totals or outcome for Walker are provided in the source.\n\nNo campaign website, phone number, or additional contact details are listed in the sources consulted.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [David Walker (McDowell County Board of Commissioners, North Carolina, candidate 2022) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Walker_(McDowell_County_Board_of_Commissioners,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2022))\n- [9] [David Walker (Indiana) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Walker_(Indiana))\n- [10] [David Walker (Tennessee) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/David_Walker_(Tennessee))","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mcdowell County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mcdowell County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Nelson Walker","lastname":"Walker","middlename":"Nelson","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mcdowell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"mcdowell","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mcdowell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mcdowell","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"mcdowell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mcdowell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mcdowell","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":[]}],"summary":"David Nelson Walker is a Republican candidate for the McDowell County Board of Commissioners in 2026, previously running in 2022.","terms":[],"token":"30d64a8839c6a827"}