{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nMelvetta Broadnax Taylor is the incumbent Democratic Northampton County Commissioner for District 4, representing Seaboard and Wiccacanee Townships (Seaboard, Galatia, and Creeksville) [1]. In the March 3, 2026 primary she defeated challenger Lemuel Ricks, 1,979 votes to 1,463 [2]. She faces no challenger in the November 3, 2026 general election [2].\n\n## Office history\nTaylor was elected to the District 4 seat in 2022, taking office in December 2022 for a term expiring December 2026 [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Staff Directory \u2013 Melvetta Broadnax Taylor \u2013 Northampton County](https://www.northamptonnc.com/directory.aspx?eid=76)\n- [2] [Incumbents reign supreme in Northampton Primary results \u2013 Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald](https://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/news/incumbents-reign-supreme-in-northampton-primary-results-396a467a)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","county":"northampton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","county":"northampton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Melvetta","fullname":"Melvetta Broadnax Taylor","lastname":"Taylor","middlename":"Broadnax","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"northampton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"northampton","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"northampton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"northampton","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"northampton","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"northampton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"northampton","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Melvetta Broadnax Taylor is the elected Commissioner for District 4 of Northampton County, NC, serving a term expiring in December 2026.","terms":[],"token":"b7bb0752f08b0905"}