{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nHerman \"H.\" William Compton Jr. ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Iredell County Clerk of Superior Court, losing to Jim Mixson, who won 80.13% of the vote to Compton's 19.87% [1]. Compton later filed to run for Iredell Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor, a nonpartisan office, on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [2].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Compton is a registered voter in Iredell County, North Carolina, registered since 2018 (8 years), with party affiliation listed as Unaffiliated [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Compton's year of birth as 1954; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 13 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv)\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Herman","fullname":"Herman William Compton JR","lastname":"Compton","middlename":"William","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"iredell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Iredell County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"iredell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"iredell","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: UNA voter in Iredell County since 2018.","terms":[],"token":"f72d509bf4c858f5"}