{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Keisha Marie Young is a registered voter in Avery County, North Carolina, registered since 2017 (9 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Keisha Marie Young's year of birth as 1985; 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 4 elections voted in since 2020, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nKeisha Marie Young was a Republican candidate for Avery County Board of Commissioners in the March 3, 2026 primary, one of eight Republicans seeking three nominations. Young received 287 votes, finishing 8th of 8 Republican candidates, and did not advance to the November 2026 general election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. Voters with personal knowledge of Keisha Marie Young 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 \u2014 2026 primary certified results, Avery County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/AVERY_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Keisha","fullname":"Keisha Marie Young","lastname":"Young","middlename":"Marie","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"avery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Avery County Board Of Commissioners","county":"avery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"avery","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Avery County since 2017.","terms":[],"token":"0473c7aaa502a10f"}