{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nBenjamin Derek Potter is a Republican candidate for one of two Pamlico County Board of Commissioners At-Large seats [1]. He and fellow Republican Doug Brinson won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, defeating T.W. Harris, and advance to the November 3, 2026 general election against unaffiliated candidate Jennifer Sanders Williford for the two at-large seats [1]. Potter filed his candidacy on December 1, 2025, with an address on file in Grantsboro, NC [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Listing (Pamlico County)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","county":"pamlico","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Pamlico County Board Of Commissioners At-Large"},{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","county":"pamlico","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Pamlico County Board Of Commissioners At-Large"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Benjamin","fullname":"Benjamin Derek Potter","lastname":"Potter","middlename":"Derek","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Pamlico County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"pamlico","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"pamlico","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Pamlico County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"pamlico","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"pamlico","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"pamlico","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Pamlico County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"pamlico","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"pamlico","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Benjamin Derek Potter is identified as a candidate for County Commission At Large in North Carolina's 2026 elections.","terms":[],"token":"b441906123d2ee99"}