{"biography":"James Kelly Somers is a Republican candidate for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 15 in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows James Kelly Somers filing as a REP candidate on December 4, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, James Kelly Somers is a registered voter in Brunswick County, North Carolina, registered since 1986 (40 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists James Kelly Somers's year of birth as 1963 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of James Kelly Somers can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-21 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), accessed 2026-07-21 (https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_015","county":"bladen","county_count":3,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"District Attorney District 15"},{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_015","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"District Attorney District 15"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"James","fullname":"James Kelly Somers","lastname":"Somers","middlename":"Kelly","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_015","contest_title":"District Attorney District 15","county":"bladen","county_count":3,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_015","contest_title":"District Attorney District 15","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_015","contest_title":"District Attorney District 15","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Brunswick County since 1986.","terms":[],"token":"e40622ff2bcf3159"}