{"biography":"**Rumfelt did not advance past the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for McDowell County Sheriff, placing fourth of four candidates with 224 votes; Nathan Mace won the Republican nomination with 2,617 votes** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Brent Allen Rumfelt is a registered voter in Mcdowell County, North Carolina, registered since 1989 (37 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Brent Allen Rumfelt's year of birth as 1964; 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. No additional published biographical information was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Brent Allen Rumfelt 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 certified primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), McDowell County, Sheriff (REP) contest, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mcdowell County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Brent","fullname":"Brent Allen Rumfelt","lastname":"Rumfelt","middlename":"Allen","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Mcdowell County Sheriff","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mcdowell","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"mcdowell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Mcdowell County Sheriff","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mcdowell","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Mcdowell County since 1989.","terms":[],"token":"0280e62db4ef4ac4"}