{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nWilliam Gavin Conner McGaughey, known on the ballot as Gavin McGaughey, is the Democratic candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65 in the 2026 general election. District 65 covers Rockingham County. McGaughey filed on December 5, 2025, and advanced from the Democratic primary after it was canceled. He faces Republican Seth Woodall in the general election. McGaughey has no prior elected office.\n\nMcGaughey's campaign emphasizes transparent and accountable leadership for the people of Rockingham County.\n\n## Background and education\nMcGaughey is based in Madison, North Carolina (Rockingham County).\n\n## Career\nNot available from public sources.\n\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Family\nNot available from public sources.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Gavin McGaughey for NC House \u2013 Campaign Website](https://www.gm4nc.com/)\n- [2] [Gavin McGaughey \u2013 Transparency USA](https://www.transparencyusa.org/nc/candidate/gavin-mcgaughey)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_065","county":"forsyth","county_count":2,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 065"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Gavin Conner Mcgaughey","lastname":"Mcgaughey","middlename":"Gavin Conner","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_065","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 065","county":"forsyth","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_065","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 065","county":"forsyth","county_count":2,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"William Gavin Conner McGaughey is a Democratic candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives District 65.","terms":[],"token":"ca82920314f24949"}