{"biography":"> **Status update.** Michael Anthony Muskus lost the Republican primary for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 9, to Jeff Cannon, 5,314 votes to 7,347 (Greene, Lenoir, and Wayne counties, March 3, 2026); Cannon advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\nMichael Anthony Muskus filed as the Republican candidate for District Attorney District 09 (Greene, Lenoir, and Wayne counties) on December 2, 2025, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Michael Anthony Muskus is a registered voter in Lenoir County, North Carolina, registered since 2002 (24 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Michael Anthony Muskus's year of birth as 1967; 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 13 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 Michael Anthony Muskus 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; District Attorney District 09 (REP): Jeff Cannon 7,347, Mike Muskus 5,314.","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_009","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"District Attorney District 09"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michael","fullname":"Michael Anthony Muskus","lastname":"Muskus","middlename":"Anthony","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_009","contest_title":"District Attorney District 09","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_009","contest_title":"District Attorney District 09","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Lenoir County since 2002.","terms":[],"token":"00d63f62995e2db1"}