North Carolina › Wayne County › Wayne County Board of Commissioners At-Large (Unexpired)
2 candidates are tracked for Wayne County Board of Commissioners At-Large (Unexpired) on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Kevin Johnson and Beatrice Jones. Candidate information follows official Wayne County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
This seat became vacant after the death of Commissioner Wayne Aycock; the county board appointed Dr. Joe Democko to serve on an interim basis through December 2026, per the Goldsboro Daily News (1/6/2026). Democko did not file for the seat. Kevin Johnson finished ahead of Jennifer Smith Strickland in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, per the NC State Board of Elections' certified candidate listing, and faces Democrat Beatrice Jones in the November 3, 2026 general election to serve the remainder of the unexpired term.
Kevin Johnson is Program Manager for the NC Foundation for Soil and Water Conservation and previously directed the Wayne County Cooperative Extension office, per his campaign site and the Goldsboro Daily News. He has chaired the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Board and volunteers as a youth soccer coach and church deacon; his son serves in the U.S. Navy, per the Goldsboro Daily News. This is his first run for elected office.
2026 priorities (per the campaign site)
- Protecting farmland and supporting rural communities
- Investing in public safety and fiscal responsibility for taxpayers
- Recruiting jobs and strengthening infrastructure
Source: candidate campaign site.
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Beatrice Jones has served on the Town of Fremont's board of commissioners, per Town of Fremont meeting minutes. No campaign website was found for her Wayne County Board of Commissioners run as of September 8, 2026. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 8, 2026; the official election filing is the only verifiable source for Beatrice Jones.
