{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nLorne Kane Gillikin (known as Kane Gillikin, Republican) ran for Carteret County Board of Commissioners District 6 in the 2026 Republican primary, challenging incumbent Commissioner Chris Chadwick. He resides in Beaufort, NC.\n\n## Sources\n\n- [1] [Meet Your Carteret County Candidates 2026 \u2013 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/news/local/meet-your-carteret-county-candidates-for-the-2026-election)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_06","county":"carteret","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Carteret County Board Of Commissioners District 06"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lorne","fullname":"Lorne Kane Gillikin","lastname":"Gillikin","middlename":"Kane","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_06","contest_title":"Carteret County Board Of Commissioners District 06","county":"carteret","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"carteret","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"carteret","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_06","contest_title":"Carteret County Board Of Commissioners District 06","county":"carteret","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"carteret","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"6e0442756088cc9b"}