{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoel Nathan Metts ran as a Republican candidate for Jones County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 North Carolina Republican primary. He challenged incumbent Sheriff Matthew J. Wineman and received 231 votes compared to Wineman's 784 votes, losing the primary. His campaign slogan was \"Built for Tomorrow, Rooted in Service Today.\"\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Nathan Metts for Jones County Sheriff \u2013 Campaign Website](https://nathanmettsforsheriff.com/)\n- [2] [Primary election results roll in across Eastern North Carolina \u2013 WCTI](https://wcti12.com/news/local/primary-election-results-roll-in-across-eastern-north-carolina)\n- [3] [Meet your Jones County Candidates for the 2026 Election \u2013 WCTI](https://wcti12.com/news/election/local-election/meet-your-jones-county-candidates-for-the-2026-election)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jones County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joel","fullname":"Joel Nathan Metts","lastname":"Metts","middlename":"Nathan","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Jones County Sheriff","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jones","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"jones","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Jones County Sheriff","county":"jones","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jones","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"d6bce3db20fb66a3"}