{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJonathon Lee Cawley, known publicly as Jon Cawley, is the incumbent Mayor of Mount Airy, North Carolina, seeking re-election in the November 3, 2026 municipal election. He is being challenged by Bill Goins, a Surry County commissioner representing the Mount Airy district, who filed for mayor during the same filing period; Mount Airy's municipal races are non-partisan [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nCawley has served the city since 2008, when he was first elected North Ward city commissioner [3]. He was elected mayor in November 2022, defeating incumbent Ron Niland 1,915 votes to 1,511 (about 55%-45%) in the general election, after having lost to Niland in the preceding May primary; he was sworn in December 1, 2022 [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Goins challenging Cawley for mayor \u2013 Mt. Airy News](https://www.mtairynews.com/news/goins-challenging-cawley-for-mayor/article_6c5046f1-f26c-46ea-a551-79b7db949ce2.html)\n- [2] [Jon Cawley \u2013 Staff Directory, City of Mount Airy](https://www.mountairy.org/directory.aspx?EID=5)\n- [3] [Cawley defeats Niland in mayor's race \u2013 Mt. Airy News](https://www.mtairynews.com/news/local/cawley-defeats-niland-in-mayor-s-race/article_d9055de9-f607-5ceb-ac06-7f571e27b745.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"mount_airy_city_mayor","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"City Of Mount Airy Mayor"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jonathon","fullname":"Jonathon Lee Cawley","lastname":"Cawley","middlename":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"mount_airy_city_mayor","contest_title":"City Of Mount Airy Mayor","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"surry","office_key":"city_mayor","office_title":"Mayor","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"surry","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"mount_airy_city_mayor","contest_title":"City Of Mount Airy Mayor","county":"surry","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"surry","office_key":"city_mayor","office_title":"Mayor","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"city_mayor","office_title":"Mayor","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Jonathon Lee Cawley, a Mount Airy resident and former city councilman, is running for mayor in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"47e7363ef7d43e3b"}