{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles Demont Gray III, known as \"Chance\" Gray, is a Republican candidate for the Jones County Board of Education in the November 3, 2026 general election [1]. He advanced from the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, finishing third among five candidates with 560 votes -- behind Debbie Philyaw (649) and Lisa Byrd (633), and ahead of Jason Barker (367) and Glenda Weston (212) [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Meet your Jones County Candidates for the 2026 Election \u2013 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/news/election/local-election/meet-your-jones-county-candidates-for-the-2026-election)\n[2] [Primary election results roll in across Eastern North Carolina \u2013 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/news/local/primary-election-results-roll-in-across-eastern-north-carolina)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jones County Board Of Education"},{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jones County Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Charles","fullname":"Charles Demont Gray III","lastname":"Gray","middlename":"Demont","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Jones County Board Of Education","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"jones","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Jones County Board Of Education","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jones","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"jones","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Jones County Board Of Education","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jones","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"Charles Demont Gray III is a Republican candidate for the Jones County Board of Education in the 2026 election.","terms":[],"token":"91e72ce098d68613"}