{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nTimothy Michael White is the Libertarian Party candidate for North Carolina State Senate District 8 in the 2026 general election. District 8 covers Brunswick, Columbus, and part of New Hanover Counties in southeastern North Carolina. White filed on December 12, 2025, and advanced from the Libertarian primary after it was canceled. He faces Republican incumbent Senator Bill Rabon and Democratic candidate Richard Combes in the general election.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [2026 General Candidate Detail List \u2013 NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_detail_list_federal_and_state.pdf)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_008","county":"bladen","county_count":6,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 08"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Timothy","fullname":"Timothy Michael White","lastname":"White","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_008","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 08","county":"bladen","county_count":6,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"LIB","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_008","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 08","county":"bladen","county_count":6,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"LIB","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"LIB","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Timothy White is a candidate for the North Carolina State Senate District 8.","terms":[],"token":"ac11939c476f727e"}