{"biography":"> **Editorial note \u2014 distinct candidate.** Two different people named Marshall ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Stokes County Board of Commissioners: Michael **Keelan** Marshall of King, NC (profiled here, ballot name \"Keelan Marshall\") and Michael **Paul** Marshall of Danbury, NC (ballot name \"Mike Marshall\"), who is a different candidate and won a seat. Do not confuse the two.\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Michael Keelan Marshall is a registered voter in Stokes County, North Carolina, registered since 2014 (12 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Michael Keelan Marshall's year of birth as 1996; 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 8 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 Michael Keelan Marshall can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\nMichael Keelan Marshall was a candidate for the Stokes County Board of Commissioners (a vote-for-3 seat) in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, listed on the ballot as \"Keelan Marshall.\" He placed seventh of eight candidates with 1,504 votes. The top three finishers \u2014 Mike Marshall (Michael Paul Marshall, 4,568 votes), Ronnie Mendenhall (2,826), and Josh Bohannon (2,184) \u2014 advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Michael Keelan Marshall did not advance and does not appear on the November candidate filing list, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results and the 2026 candidate filing list [3][4].\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, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"stokes","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michael","fullname":"Michael Keelan Marshall","lastname":"Marshall","middlename":"Keelan","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners","county":"stokes","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"stokes","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"stokes","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Stokes County Board Of Commissioners","county":"stokes","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"stokes","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 Stokes County since 2014.","terms":[],"token":"1411e1cd72303c4f"}