{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoshua Wayne Bohannon (Josh Bohannon) is a Republican candidate for the Stokes County Board of Commissioners (a vote-for-3 seat). He placed third of eight candidates in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary with 2,184 votes, advancing to the November 3, 2026 general election alongside fellow Republicans Mike Marshall and Ronnie Mendenhall against Democrat R.A. Reaves, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results and the 2026 candidate filing list [3][4].\n\n## Background and career\nIn a candidate Q&A published by the Stokes News, Bohannon describes himself as a veteran with two combat tours who has earned two associate degrees [5].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\nIn the same Stokes News Q&A, Bohannon named his top priorities as controlling wasteful county spending, building networks of local business owners and entrepreneurs to attract new business, and reinstating regular town hall meetings to rebuild trust between officials and constituents [5].\n\n## Sources\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n[5] [Stokes News \u2014 County commissioner candidates Q&A](https://www.thestokesnews.com/news/county-commissioner-candidates-q-a/article_03b99e55-9b27-4571-9775-eca133d948c5.html) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"stokes","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners"},{"contest":"county_commission","county":"stokes","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joshua","fullname":"Joshua Wayne Bohannon","lastname":"Bohannon","middlename":"Wayne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners","county":"stokes","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"stokes","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners","county":"stokes","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"stokes","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"stokes","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners","county":"stokes","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"stokes","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 Stokes County since 2013.","terms":[],"token":"da9b730647baf795"}