{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nChristopher David Thomas, listed on the ballot as \"Chris Thomas,\" filed as a Republican candidate for Onslow County Sheriff on December 1, 2025, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing records [1]. He is the only candidate who filed for the office, and is set to appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [NC State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 Candidate Filing (Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-19","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"onslow","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Onslow County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christopher","fullname":"Christopher David Thomas","lastname":"Thomas","middlename":"David","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Onslow County Sheriff","county":"onslow","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"onslow","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"onslow","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Onslow County Sheriff","county":"onslow","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"onslow","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":[]}],"summary":"Christopher Thomas is identified as a candidate for Onslow County Sheriff in North Carolina in 2022, though specific biographical details are sparse across the provided sources.","terms":[],"token":"e281c5c6bfa6ca9f"}