{"biography":"> **Status update.** Paul Samuel Maddox lost the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 11, finishing fourth of five candidates with 3,857 votes; Jamie Ager won with 49,193 votes (March 3, 2026). Ager advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Paul Samuel Maddox is a registered voter in Yancey County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Paul Samuel Maddox's year of birth as 1972; 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 12 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 Paul Samuel Maddox can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; US House District 11 (DEM): Jamie Ager 49,193, Richard Hudspeth 12,063, Zelda Briarwood 9,893, Paul Maddox 3,857, Lee Whipple 1,078.","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_011","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 11"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Paul","fullname":"Paul Samuel Maddox","lastname":"Maddox","middlename":"Samuel","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_011","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 11","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_011","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 11","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Yancey County since 2025.","terms":[],"token":"1440841d1a13a2fd"}