{"biography":"**Wheeler did not advance past the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Mitchell County Clerk of Superior Court, placing second of two candidates with 642 votes to Shana W. Buchanan's 3,618** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, David Brian Wheeler is a registered voter in Mitchell County, North Carolina, registered since 2010 (16 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows David Brian Wheeler's year of birth as 1965; 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 David Brian Wheeler 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] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 certified primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), Mitchell County, Clerk of Superior Court (REP) contest, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mitchell County Clerk Of Superior Court"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Brian Wheeler","lastname":"Wheeler","middlename":"Brian","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Mitchell County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mitchell","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"mitchell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"clerk_of_superior_court","contest_title":"Mitchell County Clerk Of Superior Court","county":"mitchell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mitchell","office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"clerk_of_superior_court","office_title":"Clerk of Superior Court","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Mitchell County since 2010.","terms":[],"token":"29158369769ef847"}