{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRebecca Covington \"Becky\" Grant ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Mitchell County Board of Commissioners, a vote-for-three contest with six Republican candidates. She finished last with 652 votes and did not advance; incumbent Steve Pitman (2,181 votes) and newcomers Harley Masters (2,051 votes) and Vic Burleson (1,989 votes) advanced to the November 2026 general election, per certified NC State Board of Elections primary results [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 certified primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), Mitchell County, Board of Commissioners (REP) contest","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mitchell County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rebecca","fullname":"Rebecca Covington Grant","lastname":"Grant","middlename":"Covington","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mitchell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mitchell","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"mitchell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mitchell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mitchell","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":"4699071885f4915e"}