{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDavid Wayne Peace is a Democratic candidate for the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, having filed his candidacy on December 19, 2025 [1]. He previously filed as a Democratic candidate for the same office in the 2024 general election [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Cleveland Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate List Grouped by Contest](https://www.clevelandcounty.com/main/11032026%20candidates.pdf) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19\n[2] [David W. Peace \u2014 Cleveland County Commissioner candidate profile - Branch](https://www.branch.vote/races/2024-nc-general-election-nc-state-county-commissioner-nc-county-cleveland/candidates/david-w-peace)","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"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Wayne Peace","lastname":"Peace","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":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"cleveland","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Cleveland County Board Of Commissioners","county":"cleveland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"cleveland","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"David W. Peace is a Democratic candidate for Cleveland County Commissioner in North Carolina running in the 2024 election.","terms":[],"token":"3786d534cb382e2c"}