{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJimmy Rogers (Republican Party), legal name James McClain Rogers, is a candidate for North Carolina House District 118 (Haywood and Madison counties), facing Danny Davis (D) in the November 3, 2026 general election [1][2]. Rogers defeated incumbent Republican state representative Mark Pless, 54.7% to 45.3% (4,965 to 4,110 votes), in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary [1].\n\n## Background\nRogers currently serves on the Haywood County Schools Board of Education, representing the Clyde district [1].\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Jimmy Rogers - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Jimmy_Rogers_(North_Carolina)) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20\n- [2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections 2026 Candidate Filing List (CSV)](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_118","county":"haywood","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 118"},{"contest":"state_house_118","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 118"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Mcclain Rogers","lastname":"Rogers","middlename":"Mcclain","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_118","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 118","county":"haywood","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"state_house_118","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 118","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_118","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 118","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"James McClain Rogers is a Republican candidate running for Arizona House District 10 in 2026.","terms":[],"token":"e28540d26fff187b"}