{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"David Norris","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, David Spencer Norris JR is a registered voter in Rutherford County, North Carolina, registered since 1988 (38 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows David Spencer Norris JR's year of birth as 1969; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of David Spencer Norris JR can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","firstname":"David","lastname":"Norris","middlename":"Spencer","suffix":"JR","token":"379fb449f2ee8df4"},"token":"Wnc10EFvJ915q1Wq"},{"candidatename":"Ted Bell","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"**Update: Bell lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 41 (McDowell and Rutherford Counties), placing second to David Norris \u2014 4,971 votes (34.7%) to Norris's 9,347 votes (65.3%) \u2014 and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Theodore Patrick Bell is a registered voter in Mcdowell County, North Carolina, registered since 2019 (7 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Theodore Patrick Bell's year of birth as 1969; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [1].\n\nThe voter history file shows 12 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Theodore Patrick Bell can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary official precinct-level results (bulk file) -- https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip","firstname":"Theodore","lastname":"Bell","middlename":"Patrick","suffix":null,"token":"4883c2b9013a5b0a"},"token":"Nh4gbQg1qXK-hxPm"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"district_attorney_general","o.office":"district_attorney","office":"district_attorney","officedescription":"The district attorney general is the elected chief prosecutor for a judicial district \u2014 deciding what cases are charged, presenting cases to the grand jury, and prosecuting criminal matters. It is a leadership role over a public-law office with wide discretion.","officequalities":"- Prosecutorial leadership of a district attorney's office of attorneys, investigators, and victim-services staff.\n- Working knowledge of Tennessee criminal law and procedure, constitutional law, and prosecutorial ethics under the Rules of Professional Conduct.\n- Charging-policy judgment that shapes the whole criminal-court docket \u2014 what is presented to the grand jury, diverted, or resolved by plea.\n- Budget and personnel management of a public-law-office operation.\n- Public-facing communication on cases of community concern, in cooperation with police, courts, and victim communities.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"District Attorney","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"District Attorney District 41"}