{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\n**Jones placed third of six candidates, with 384 votes, in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Graham County Sheriff, and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; Caleb Stiles won the primary [3].**\n\nJoseph Wayne Jones ran as a Republican candidate for Graham County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 North Carolina Republican primary. He was one of six candidates in the GOP primary, competing against Leon Allen, Cody George, Terry Grey, Mitch Millsaps, and Caleb Stiles, who was the projected primary winner [1][2].\n\n## Sources\n\n[1] [Election Results: Primary elections called across western NC \u2013 Fox Carolina](https://www.foxcarolina.com/2026/03/04/election-results-whatley-cooper-win-primaries-us-senate/)\n\n[2] [Who Is Running for Prosecutor and Sheriff in North Carolina in 2026? \u2013 Bolts](https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/candidates-district-attorney-sheriff-north-carolina-2026/)\n\n[3] [Stiles, incumbents win primary \u2013 The Graham Star](https://www.grahamstar.com/local-regional-newsletter/stiles-incumbents-win-primary)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"graham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Graham County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joseph","fullname":"Joseph Wayne Jones","lastname":"Jones","middlename":"Wayne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Graham County Sheriff","county":"graham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"graham","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"graham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Graham County Sheriff","county":"graham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"graham","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"7fd0ccfd4b157455"}