{"biography":"William Neil McCaskill is a Democratic candidate for the North Carolina House of Representatives, District 70, representing Randolph County, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot, according to the NC State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing records [4].\n\nMcCaskill has a history of running for local and state office in North Carolina. His political r\u00e9sum\u00e9 includes a 2018 campaign for the North Carolina State Senate, District 26, where he was the Democratic nominee and received 35.2% of the vote, losing to incumbent Republican Jerry W. Tillman [1]. He later appeared on the ballot in the 2024 general election for the Randolph County Board of Commissioners, District 1, as the Democratic candidate [2]. In 2025 he ran a nonpartisan campaign for an at-large seat on the Asheboro City Council, appearing among a slate of eight candidates for four council seats [3].\n\nNo biographical details such as education, professional background, or prior public-service experience are provided in the available sources; Ballotpedia notes that it did not receive biographical information for his 2024 and 2025 candidacies [2][3].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [William McCaskill - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/William_McCaskill) -- accessed 2026-07-20\n- [2] [William McCaskill (Randolph County Board of Commissioners District 1, North Carolina, candidate 2024) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/William_McCaskill_(Randolph_County_Board_of_Commissioners_District_1,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2024)) -- accessed 2026-07-20\n- [3] [William McCaskill (Asheboro City Council, North Carolina, candidate 2025) - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/William_McCaskill_(Asheboro_City_Council,_North_Carolina,_candidate_2025)) -- accessed 2026-07-20\n- [4] [2026 Candidate Filing -- NC State Board of Elections](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) -- accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_070","county":"davidson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 070"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Neil Mccaskill","lastname":"Mccaskill","middlename":"Neil","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_070","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 070","county":"davidson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_070","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 070","county":"davidson","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"William Neil McCaskill is a Democratic candidate in North Carolina with prior runs for state senate, county commissioner, and city council.","terms":[],"token":"b281ebbf2fce3d18"}