{"biography":"**Leslie Thomas Atkinson won the Democratic primary for Wilson County Board of Commissioners District 1 on March 3, 2026, receiving 449 votes to Johnnie E. Chestnut's 277, and will appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Leslie Thomas Atkinson is a registered voter in Wilson County, North Carolina, registered since 1972 (54 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Leslie Thomas Atkinson's year of birth as 1950; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 15 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Leslie Thomas Atkinson can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 2026 primary certified precinct results, Wilson County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/WILSON_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 Wilson County Board of Commissioners District 01 (DEM)\n\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","county":"wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Wilson County Board Of Commissioners District 01"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","county":"wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Wilson County Board Of Commissioners District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Leslie","fullname":"Leslie Thomas Atkinson","lastname":"Atkinson","middlename":"Thomas","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Wilson County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"wilson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Wilson County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"wilson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"wilson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Wilson County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"wilson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"wilson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Wilson County since 1972.","terms":[],"token":"f741372c2feb93a8"}