{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames \"Jim\" Lee Mixson III won the Republican nomination for Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court in the March 3, 2026 primary with 80.13% of the vote, defeating Herman William Compton Jr. (19.87%). Mixson advances unopposed to the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court"},{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Lee Mixson III","lastname":"Mixson","middlename":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"iredell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"James Lee Mixson III, a Republican, is running for Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court in 2026, with prior experience as a clerk and probate judge.","terms":[],"token":"450527a828568f4c"}