{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMary Elizabeth Lucas was a Democratic candidate for NC State House District 50 (Caswell and Orange counties). **She ran in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary but lost to incumbent Ren\u00e9e Price, 3,039 votes (22.1%) to Price's 10,189 votes (74.0%); a third candidate, Brandall Redd, received 539 votes (3.9%). Lucas will not appear on the November 2026 general-election ballot [3].**\n\nLucas cited healthcare policy improvement as a core motivation for her candidacy and emphasized her experience in the healthcare sector as preparation for navigating health policy at the state legislative level.\n\n## Background and education\nLucas is a sixth-generation Hillsborough native. She holds a graduate degree from Johns Hopkins University.\n\n## Career\nLucas serves as Vice President of Strategy at Transitions LifeCare, a nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization in the Triangle.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Mary Lucas for NC House District 50](https://www.marylucasfornc.com/)\n- [2] [Q&A: N.C. House District 50 candidate Mary Lucas hopes to improve health care policy \u2013 Daily Tar Heel](https://dailytarheel.com/article/city-nc-house-50-mary-lucas-elections-qanda-20260225)\n- [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 primary election results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_050","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 050"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mary","fullname":"Mary Elizabeth Lucas","lastname":"Lucas","middlename":"Elizabeth","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_050","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 050","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_050","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 050","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"b48ee90dbfaa5c38"}