{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRichard A Shope filed as the Republican candidate for Dare County Board of Education, District 3, and faces no opponent on either the March 3, 2026 primary ballot or the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; he is unopposed and will be elected to the seat [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Richard A Shope is a registered voter in Dare County, North Carolina, registered since 1997 (29 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Richard A Shope's year of birth as 1963; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Richard A Shope can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 candidate filing list (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","county":"dare","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Dare County Board Of Education District 03"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Richard","fullname":"Richard A Shope","lastname":"Shope","middlename":"A","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","contest_title":"Dare County Board Of Education District 03","county":"dare","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"dare","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"dare","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","contest_title":"Dare County Board Of Education District 03","county":"dare","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":"dare","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Dare County since 1997.","terms":[],"token":"117679ad42b296c8"}