{"biography":"**Cassandra Jane Walawender won the Democratic primary for Jackson County Board of Commissioners District 1 on March 3, 2026 \u2014 a four-candidate field \u2014 and will appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot. Fellow Democrat John Albert Herrera finished third in that primary with 714 votes [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Cassandra Jane Walawender is a registered voter in Jackson County, North Carolina, registered since 2018 (8 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Cassandra Jane Walawender's year of birth as 1983; 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 9 elections voted in since 2018, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Cassandra Jane Walawender can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified results, Jackson County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/JACKSON_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Jackson County Board of Commissioners District 01 (DEM)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 01"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Cassandra","fullname":"Cassandra Jane Walawender","lastname":"Walawender","middlename":"Jane","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"jackson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Jackson County since 2018.","terms":[],"token":"d41d527e8c482de1"}