{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles Odell Williams ran as a Republican candidate for one of two seats on the Davie County Board of Commissioners in the March 3, 2026 primary, one of six Republican candidates. He placed sixth (last) with 315 votes; Benita Finney (2,418) and Mark White (2,287) advanced as the top two vote-getters. Williams will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Charles Odell Williams is a registered voter in Davie County, North Carolina, registered since 1970 (56 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Charles Odell Williams's year of birth as 1948; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Charles Odell Williams can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary/election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"davie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Davie County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Charles","fullname":"Charles Odell Williams","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Odell","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Davie County Board Of Commissioners","county":"davie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"davie","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"davie","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Davie County Board Of Commissioners","county":"davie","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"davie","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":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Davie County since 1970.","terms":[],"token":"c89da2b230d1098e"}