{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoe R. Allen Jr. was a Republican candidate for the Bladen County Board of Commissioners District 3 seat, filing his candidacy on December 1, 2025 [1][2]. He competed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary against Judy Bowen and Cameron McGill [1][2]. He did not win the primary and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; McGill is the Republican nominee advancing to the general, per the NC State Board of Elections candidate filing list [3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Who's Running in Bladen County Elections in 2026? \u2013 Border Belt Independent](https://borderbelt.org/whos-running-in-bladen-county-elections-in-2026/)\n- [2] [County Candidates \u2013 Bladen County Republican Party](https://bladen.nc.gop/county_candidates)\n- [3] [2026 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists) (Bladen County)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Bladen County Board Of Commissioners District 03"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joe","fullname":"Joe R Allen JR","lastname":"Allen","middlename":"R","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Commissioners District 03","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"bladen","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"bladen","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_03","contest_title":"Bladen County Board Of Commissioners District 03","county":"bladen","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"bladen","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":[]}],"suffix":"JR","terms":[],"token":"4ba8007e4a5b9b9b"}