{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nCharles Wyatt Shinn, known as Chuck Shinn, is an incumbent Republican commissioner representing District 2 on the Carteret County Board of Commissioners. He is running for re-election in the 2026 general election and is running unopposed. He resides in Newport, North Carolina.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Meet your Carteret County Candidates for the 2026 Election \u2013 WCTI12](https://wcti12.com/news/local/meet-your-carteret-county-candidates-for-the-2026-election)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"carteret","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Carteret County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Charles","fullname":"Charles Wyatt Shinn","lastname":"Shinn","middlename":"Wyatt","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Carteret County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"carteret","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"carteret","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"carteret","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Carteret County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"carteret","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"carteret","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"The provided sources do not contain information about Charles Wyatt Shinn for County Commission District 02; they reference unrelated individuals named Charles Shinn or general 2026 election pages.","terms":[],"token":"fcbe286c3e15d760"}