{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nSatana Deberry is the incumbent Democratic District Attorney for North Carolina's 16th Prosecutorial District, which covers Durham County, a position she has held since 2019 [1]. She defeated Jonathan Wilson in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary and is on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; her current term runs through December 31, 2026 [1]. She filed for re-election on December 3, 2025, per the NC State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\n## Background and education\nDeberry graduated from Princeton University with a degree in sociology in 1991, and later earned a law degree and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University [1].\n\n## Career\nBefore her election as District Attorney, Deberry worked as a defense attorney, as general counsel to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, and as executive director of the North Carolina Housing Coalition, a nonprofit [1].\n\n## Office history\nDeberry was first elected Durham County District Attorney in November 2018, after defeating incumbent Roger Echols and Daniel Meier in the May 2018 Democratic primary; there was no Republican candidate in that race [1]. She was re-elected without opposition in November 2022 [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Satana Deberry - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Satana_Deberry) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_016","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"District Attorney District 16"},{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_016","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"District Attorney District 16"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Satana","fullname":"Satana Tia Deberry","lastname":"Deberry","middlename":"Tia","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_016","contest_title":"District Attorney District 16","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_016","contest_title":"District Attorney District 16","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_016","contest_title":"District Attorney District 16","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Durham County since 2002.","terms":[],"token":"c5e67fc9de6cf8df"}