{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nGinger Desiree Efird is the incumbent Republican Clerk of Superior Court for Stanly County, running unopposed for re-election in the November 3, 2026 general election, per candidate filings with the North Carolina State Board of Elections [1].\n\n## Office history\nEfird was elected Stanly County Clerk of Superior Court in 2022. She placed first in a three-way Republican primary against Pam Blake and Michael Greene on May 17, 2022 [2], then won the November 8, 2022 general election against Democratic candidate Todd H. Lowder, 18,323 votes to 5,003 votes, per certified precinct-level results from the North Carolina State Board of Elections [3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n- [2] [2022 Candidate Filing List \u2013 North Carolina State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2022/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2022.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n- [3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 November 8, 2022 General Election precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2022_11_08/results_pct_20221108.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"stanly","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Stanly County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Ginger","fullname":"Ginger Desiree Efird","lastname":"Efird","middlename":"Desiree","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Stanly County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"stanly","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"stanly","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"stanly","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Stanly County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"stanly","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"stanly","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Ginger Desiree Efird, Republican incumbent Clerk of Stanly County Superior Court, is running for re\u2011election in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"8aa8d0614b481f3c"}