{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nDiana Lynn Kirkland is the incumbent Register of Deeds for Swain County, North Carolina, and is running for re-election as the Democratic candidate for that office in the November 3, 2026 general election [1].\n\n## Career\nKirkland has served as Swain County's Register of Deeds since 2002, according to the North Carolina Association of Registers of Deeds, which lists her as \"Honorable Diana Kirkland\" [2]. The Register of Deeds is the county official responsible for recording, preserving, and providing public access to real-property documents such as deeds, mortgages, and liens. Her office is located at 101 Mitchell Street in Bryson City and can be reached at (828) 488-9273 ext. 2205 or RegisterofDeeds@swaincountync.gov [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Swain County Government Directory and Contacts \u2013 Swain County NC](https://www.swaincountync.gov/administration/directory/)\n[2] [Swain County \u2013 North Carolina Association of Registers of Deeds](https://www.ncard.us/find-your-register-of-deeds/swain-county/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"register_of_deeds","county":"swain","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Swain County Register Of Deeds"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Diana","fullname":"Diana Lynn Kirkland","lastname":"Kirkland","middlename":"Lynn","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"register_of_deeds","contest_title":"Swain County Register Of Deeds","county":"swain","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"swain","office_key":"register_of_deeds","office_title":"Register of Deeds","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"swain","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"register_of_deeds","contest_title":"Swain County Register Of Deeds","county":"swain","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"swain","office_key":"register_of_deeds","office_title":"Register of Deeds","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"register_of_deeds","office_title":"Register of Deeds","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Diana Lynn Kirkland, incumbent Swain County Register of Deeds, is running as the Democratic candidate for re\u2011election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"634069c527ba482d"}