{"biography":"**Marcia Jones Almond won the Democratic primary for Jackson County Board of Commissioners Chairman on March 3, 2026, receiving approximately 2,496 votes to Robert (Bobbi) Hopp's 882 \u2014 about 74% of the vote \u2014 and will appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Marcia Jones Almond is a registered voter in Jackson County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Marcia Jones Almond's year of birth as 1951; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 16 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Marcia Jones Almond can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified results, Jackson County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/JACKSON_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Jackson County Board of Commissioners Chairman (DEM)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners Chairman"},{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners Chairman"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Marcia","fullname":"Marcia Jones Almond","lastname":"Almond","middlename":"Jones","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners Chairman","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners Chairman","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"jackson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_chairman","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners Chairman","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Jackson County since 1990.","terms":[],"token":"af3c8385b5425082"}