{"biography":"> **Status update.** Joshua Daniel Patti lost the Republican primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 16 to Carson Smith, 1,962 votes to 6,380 (March 3, 2026); Smith advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\nJoshua Daniel Patti is a Republican candidate for North Carolina House of Representatives, District 16 in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows Joshua Daniel Patti filing as a REP candidate on December 1, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Joshua Daniel Patti is a registered voter in Onslow County, North Carolina, registered since 2023 (3 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists Joshua Daniel Patti's year of birth as 1981 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 6 elections voted in since 2022, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Joshua Daniel Patti can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-21 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), accessed 2026-07-21 (https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC House of Representatives District 016 (REP): Carson Smith 6,380, Joshua Patti 1,962.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_016","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 016"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joshua","fullname":"Joshua Daniel Patti","lastname":"Patti","middlename":"Daniel","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_016","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 016","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_016","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 016","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Onslow County since 2023.","terms":[],"token":"19aff211ce8bae7f"}