{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames Williams Ward is a Republican member of the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners, seeking re-election to the Board in the November 3, 2026 general election [1][2].\n\n## Office history\nWard currently serves on the Board of Commissioners alongside Chairman Wallace Nelson, Vice-Chairman Charles Woodard, and Commissioners Joseph Hoffler, Kathryn Treiber, and Tim Corprew. The Board sets county policy, approves the county budget, and oversees county departments and services [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Board of Commissioners \u2014 Perquimans County, NC](https://www.perquimanscountync.gov/board-of-commissioners) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"perquimans","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Perquimans County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Williams Ward","lastname":"Ward","middlename":"Williams","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Perquimans County Board Of Commissioners","county":"perquimans","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"perquimans","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"perquimans","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Perquimans County Board Of Commissioners","county":"perquimans","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"perquimans","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":[]}],"summary":"James Ward is an incumbent Perquimans County Commissioner running for re\u2011election as a Republican in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"664738092231604f"}