{"biography":"**Status update.** Al-Baghdadi lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for NC Senate District 17 to Shirley Johnson, 476 votes (9.9%) to 4,331 votes (90.1%); Johnson advances to face incumbent Democrat Sydney Batch and Libertarian Patrick Bowersox on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sarah Elizabeth Yahia Al-Baghdadi is a registered voter in Wake County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Sarah Elizabeth Yahia Al-Baghdadi's year of birth as 1990; 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 1 election voted in since 2026, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nVoters with personal knowledge of Sarah Elizabeth Yahia Al-Baghdadi 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] Ballotpedia, \"Shirley Johnson (North Carolina),\" March 3, 2026 Republican primary results for NC Senate District 17 (accessed 2026-07-24)","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_017","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 17"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Sarah","fullname":"Sarah Elizabeth Yahia Al-Baghdadi","lastname":"Al-Baghdadi","middlename":"Elizabeth Yahia","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_017","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 17","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_017","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 17","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Wake County since 2025.","terms":[],"token":"288d56da84935e23"}