{"biography":"**Ricks did not advance past the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for the Northampton County Board of Commissioners District 4, placing second of two candidates with 1,463 votes to incumbent Melvetta Broadnax Taylor's 1,979** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Lemuel Craig Ricks is a registered voter in Northampton County, North Carolina, registered since 1971 (55 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Lemuel Craig Ricks's year of birth as 1952; 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 10 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 Lemuel Craig Ricks 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] [Incumbents reign supreme in Northampton Primary results \u2013 Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald](https://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/news/incumbents-reign-supreme-in-northampton-primary-results-396a467a)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","county":"northampton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lemuel","fullname":"Lemuel Craig Ricks","lastname":"Ricks","middlename":"Craig","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"northampton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"northampton","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"northampton","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_04","contest_title":"Northampton County Board Of Commissioners District 04","county":"northampton","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"northampton","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Northampton County since 1971.","terms":[],"token":"19a19cf86541f22f"}