{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAnn Michelle McEntire is a Republican candidate for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 41, which serves McDowell and Rutherford counties. She filed for candidacy on December 2, 2025, with a residential address in Marion, North Carolina. District 41 is the renaming of the former Judicial District 29A under North Carolina's 2023 judicial district restructuring legislation.\n\nHer daughter, Michelle McEntire, serves as a District Court Judge in District 41 after being appointed by Governor Roy Cooper in 2020.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 General Election Candidate List \u2013 NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_list_by_contest_federal_and_state.pdf)\n- [2] [McEntire takes the oath as new District Court judge \u2013 McDowell News](https://mcdowellnews.com/news/mcentire-takes-the-oath-as-new-district-court-judge/article_e5077214-eba0-11ea-a8fb-a763d48c82f6.html)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_041_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 41 Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ann","fullname":"Ann Michelle Mcentire","lastname":"Mcentire","middlename":"Michelle","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_041_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 41 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":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_041_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 41 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":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Ann Michelle McEntire serves as District Court Judge for District 041 Seat 02, having taken the oath of office.","terms":[],"token":"7bc87d4e47a98023"}