{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Andrew Warren","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAndrew Thad Warren is a Republican candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 34, Seat 02, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Andrew filed for candidacy on December 8, 2025, for Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, and Yadkin Counties [1]. The race appears on the March 3, 2026 primary and November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].\n\n**Andrew Thad Warren won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for NC District Court, District 34 Seat 02 with 14,226 votes (68.4%) against Kellie Southard Myers (6,571 votes, 31.6%), advancing to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].**\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Andrew Thad Warren is a registered voter in Wilkes County, North Carolina, registered since 2005 (21 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. The voter file shows Andrew Thad Warren's year of birth as 1987; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2]. The voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Andrew Thad Warren can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary election results (precinct-level canvass), published at dl.ncsbe.gov (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","firstname":"Andrew","lastname":"Warren","middlename":"Thad","suffix":null,"token":"46f7e84ff972e0e5"},"token":"BcBvyh3UvYARJmu-"},{"candidatename":"Kellie Southard Myers","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"> **Status update.** Kellie Southard Myers lost the Republican primary for North Carolina District Court Judge, District 34, Seat 2, to Andrew Warren, 6,571 votes to 14,226 (March 3, 2026); Warren advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\nKellie Southard Myers filed as the Republican candidate for NC District Court Judge District 34 Seat 02 (Alleghany and Ashe counties) on December 3, 2025, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Kellie Southard Myers is a registered voter in Yadkin County, North Carolina, registered since 2002 (24 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Kellie Southard Myers's year of birth as 1984; 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 9 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 and the state's official candidate filing list. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Kellie Southard Myers can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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 -- 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv), accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC District Court Judge District 34 Seat 02 (REP): Andrew Warren 14,226, Kellie Southard Myers 6,571.","firstname":"Kellie","lastname":"Myers","middlename":"Southard","suffix":null,"token":"75c62ba4f642d089"},"token":"jfsgkDRDKpxEzZ9b"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":null,"o.office":"district_court_judge","office":"district_court_judge","officedescription":"In North Carolina, a district court judge presides over the high-volume lower trial court \u2014 misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, and most family and juvenile matters (custody, support, domestic violence, abuse/neglect). Many litigants appear without lawyers.","officequalities":"- Judge of a high-volume district court \u2014 misdemeanors, smaller civil cases, and family and juvenile matters, often with unrepresented parties.\n- Judicial temperament: the willingness to listen, deliberate, and apply the law dispassionately to people whose lives are deeply affected by the outcome.\n- Impartiality and ethics under the North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct, including recusal when conflicts arise.\n- Working knowledge of family, juvenile, and criminal procedure and the precedent that controls.\n- Efficient management of a heavy docket while honoring due process.\n- Accessibility and clarity for the many who appear without counsel.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"District Court Judge","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 02"}