{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAmalia Mercedes Restucha is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina District Court, District 10D, Seat 2, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, running against Republican incumbent J. Brian Ratledge. Both parties' March 3, 2026 primaries for the seat were canceled, advancing each party's sole filer directly to the general election [1].\n\nRestucha has not completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey, so no campaign-provided biography, education, or professional background is publicly available [1].\n\nHer campaign has been endorsed by state Senators Sydney Batch and Lisa Grafstein and former U.S. Representative Bob Etheridge [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Amalia Mercedes Restucha - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Amalia_Mercedes_Restucha) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_10D_seat_02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10D Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Amalia","fullname":"Amalia Mercedes Restucha","lastname":"Restucha","middlename":"Mercedes","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_10D_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10D Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_10D_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 10D Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Amalia Mercedes Restucha is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina District Court 10D Seat\u202f2 in the 2026 general election.","terms":[],"token":"725b4cb6854768fe"}