{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nWilliam \"Blake\" Boykin is the Republican nominee for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 24, covering parts of Nash and Wilson counties. The Republican primary was canceled because he had no opponent [1]. He faces incumbent Democrat Dante Pittman in the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Office history\n\nBoykin has served on the Wilson County Schools Board of Education, District 6 since 2020; Ballotpedia lists his current term as running through 2028 [1]. He was also a candidate on the ballot for that seat, alongside Sophia Stevens, in the November 5, 2024 general election [2].\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Blake Boykin - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Blake_Boykin)\n- [2] [William Boykin (Wilson County Schools, District 6, North Carolina, candidate 2024) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/William_Boykin_(Wilson_County_Schools,_District_6,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2024))\n- [3] NC State Board of Elections 2026 Candidate Filing list, [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_024","county":"edgecombe","county_count":7,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 024"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Blakeley Boykin","lastname":"Boykin","middlename":"Blakeley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_024","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 024","county":"edgecombe","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_024","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 024","county":"edgecombe","county_count":7,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"William Boykin ran for Wilson County Schools Board District\u202f6 in the 2024 NC election.","terms":[],"token":"4efd3132f9428607"}