{"biography":"**Update: Dillow lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the three at-large seats on the Alexander County Board of Commissioners, finishing 6th of 9 candidates with 1,377 votes; the top three finishers \u2014 Marty Loudermilt (2,608), Andrew Johnson (2,126) and Ronnie L. Reese (1,685) \u2014 advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, John Matthew Dillow is a registered voter in Alexander County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows John Matthew Dillow's year of birth as 1979; 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 John Matthew Dillow 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, official 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`) and March 3, 2026 primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Alexander County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"John","fullname":"John Matthew Dillow","lastname":"Dillow","middlename":"Matthew","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Alexander County Board Of Commissioners","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"alexander","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"alexander","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Alexander County Board Of Commissioners","county":"alexander","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"alexander","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 Alexander County since 2000.","terms":[],"token":"0ab5a48e0f172f7d"}