{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJonathan Dewayne Fullen, known as Jon Fullen, ran as the Democratic candidate for Watauga County Clerk of Superior Court in the March 3, 2026 primary, but lost to fellow Democrat Holly Fehl, who received about 86 percent of the vote (4,119 to 658), according to NC State Board of Elections precinct-level primary results [1]. Fullen filed his candidacy on December 18, 2025 [2]. He is not on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot for this office; Fehl faces Republican Charles M. Haynes in the general [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [NC State Board of Elections \u2014 March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n[2] [NC State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Filing listing](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Watauga County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Jonathan","fullname":"Jonathan Dewayne Fullen","lastname":"Fullen","middlename":"Dewayne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Watauga County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"watauga","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"watauga","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Watauga County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"watauga","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"7be529525427197c"}