{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Mike Kubiniec","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"> **Status update.** Michael Thomas Kubiniec lost the Republican primary for NC House District 95 to Richard \"Todd\" Carver, 2,166 votes to 3,181 (Iredell County, March 3, 2026); Carver advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Michael Thomas Kubiniec is a registered voter in Iredell County, North Carolina, registered since 2014 (12 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Michael Thomas Kubiniec's year of birth as 1961; 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 10 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 Michael Thomas Kubiniec 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, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC House District 95 (REP): Richard (Todd) Carver 3,181, Mike Kubiniec 2,166.","firstname":"Michael","lastname":"Kubiniec","middlename":"Thomas","suffix":null,"token":"f4792f024992a556"},"token":"396Iu0w2oRpzqEEB"},{"candidatename":"Richard (Todd) Carver","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"REP","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nRichard Todd Carver is the incumbent Republican member of the North Carolina House of Representatives for District 95 (Iredell County) [1]. He won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary with 59.5% of the vote (3,181 votes) against Mike Kubiniec's 40.5% (2,166 votes), according to North Carolina State Board of Elections precinct-level primary results [2]. He is on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot against Democrat Mike Robinson, per the NCSBE's official candidate filing list and Ballotpedia [1][3].\n\n## Background and education\n\nCarver lives in Mooresville, NC, and holds a law-enforcement certification from Mitchell Community College [4].\n\n## Career\n\nCarver served in the United States Air Force from 1990 to 1994. He then spent two decades in local law enforcement, as an officer with the Mooresville Police Department (1995-2000) and the Iredell County Sheriff's Office (2000-2020) [1][4].\n\n## Office history\n\nBefore his election to the state House, Carver served on the Iredell-Statesville Schools Board of Education, District 7, from 2018 to 2022 [1][4]. He was first elected to House District 95 in 2022, defeating Mike Robinson in the November 2024 general election with 64.5% of the vote [1].\n\n## Legislative record and accomplishments\n\nAs of the 2025-2026 session, Carver serves on the House Finance, Higher Education, Judiciary II, and Regulatory Reform committees [4].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Todd Carver - Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Todd_Carver) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [Candidate Lists | NCSBE](https://www.ncsbe.gov/results-data/candidate-lists) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[4] [Richard \"Todd\" Carver - Biography](https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/213884/todd-carver) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","firstname":"Richard","lastname":"Carver","middlename":"Todd","suffix":null,"token":"7c70906aa2551802"},"token":"CI8O6gxUQaW6ZAOu"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"state_representative","o.office":"state_house","office":"state_house","officedescription":"The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the state legislature, with 99 members elected from single-member districts to two-year terms. Representatives pass state laws, originate revenue bills, approve the state budget, and \u2014 with the Senate \u2014 confirm gubernatorial appointments and propose constitutional amendments.","officequalities":"- **Integrity** \u2014 Acts in the interest of constituents and the public good rather than for personal gain, and remains independent of undue influence from donors, lobbyists, and party leadership.\n- **Understanding of the constituency** \u2014 Grasps both the economic-development needs of the district and the day-to-day concerns of individual residents \u2014 safety, healthcare, education, infrastructure.\n- **Persuasion** \u2014 Engages, listens to, and persuades both fellow legislators and constituents. Can change minds and explain votes honestly.\n- **Legislative craft** \u2014 Reads, drafts, and amends statute with care. Understands how specific bill language translates to outcomes, and knows the body of law being modified.\n- **Coalition-building** \u2014 Finds common ground across partisan and factional lines, brokers compromises that hold, and forms working majorities even when consensus is hard to reach.","officeterm":2,"officetitle":"State Representative","partisan":1,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":null,"title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 095"}