{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJames E. Watts (listed on the ballot as Jimmy Watts) is a Republican candidate for Scotland County Board of Commissioners, Spring Hill Township, in the 2026 election [1]. He filed his candidacy on December 3, 2025 [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Candidate List Grouped by Contest \u2013 Scotland County Board of Elections / NC State Board of Elections](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_list_by_contest.pdf)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_spring_hill_twp","county":"scotland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Scotland County Board Of Commissioners Spring Hill Twp"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James E Watts","lastname":"Watts","middlename":"E","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_spring_hill_twp","contest_title":"Scotland County Board Of Commissioners Spring Hill Twp","county":"scotland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"scotland","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"scotland","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_spring_hill_twp","contest_title":"Scotland County Board Of Commissioners Spring Hill Twp","county":"scotland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"scotland","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"c61b188622d44d97"}