{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nShelton Ray White Jr., also known locally as Shelby White, is the Republican Sheriff of Perquimans County, North Carolina. He is the only candidate who filed for the office ahead of the November 3, 2026 general election, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1][2][3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Sheriff's Office \u2014 Perquimans County, NC](https://www.perquimanscountync.gov/departments/sheriff) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20 (lists Shelby White as Sheriff)\n\n[2] [Who Is Running for Prosecutor and Sheriff in North Carolina in 2026? \u2013 Bolts](https://boltsmag.org/whats-on-the-ballot/candidates-district-attorney-sheriff-north-carolina-2026/) \u2014 lists Shelton Ray White as the Republican incumbent for Perquimans County\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"perquimans","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Perquimans County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Shelton","fullname":"Shelton Ray White JR","lastname":"White","middlename":"Ray","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Perquimans County Sheriff","county":"perquimans","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"perquimans","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"perquimans","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Perquimans County Sheriff","county":"perquimans","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"perquimans","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Shelton Ray White Jr. is the Perquimans County Sheriff in North Carolina, sworn in for another term in September 2023 and recognized for 25 years of service in March 2025.","terms":[],"token":"ce4d325ceb6d25cd"}