{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nWilliam \"Bill\" Lee Howell ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education, District 1, losing to Brian O. Sloan, who won 58.68% of the vote to Howell's 41.32%. Howell will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"iredell_statesville_school_district_01","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Iredell-Statesville Schools Board Of Education District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Lee Howell","lastname":"Howell","middlename":"Lee","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"iredell_statesville_school_district_01","contest_title":"Iredell-Statesville Schools Board Of Education District 01","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"iredell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"iredell_statesville_school_district_01","contest_title":"Iredell-Statesville Schools Board Of Education District 01","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"school_board","office_title":"School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"b06a866088688e4f"}