{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n**Status: Ellis-Maclin lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court, finishing second of two candidates with 7,355 votes (12.9%) to Aminah Thompson's 49,687 (87.1%); Thompson advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].**\n\nArmagene \"Beverly\" Ellis-Maclin was a Democratic candidate for Durham County Clerk of Superior Court, on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot [1][2].\n\n## Background and education\nEllis-Maclin holds an Associate of Arts and a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University, and a second Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management from Bethel University [1].\n\n## Career\nEllis-Maclin's career spans corporate roles at IBM, Time Warner Cable (now Charter Communications), and Adwerx, a Durham-based digital advertising technology company [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [A. Beverly Ellis-Maclin for Durham Clerk of Superior Court \u2013 campaign website](https://ellismaclin4clerk.com)\n- [2] [NC State Board of Elections \u2013 Candidate Lists](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists)\n- [3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, official March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Durham County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Armagene","fullname":"Armagene Beverly Ellis-Maclin","lastname":"Ellis-Maclin","middlename":"Beverly","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Durham County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"durham","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"durham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Durham County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"durham","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"b64b0a199ae89230"}