{"biography":"**Status: Sartain lost the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan election for Durham County Board of Education District 3, finishing second of three candidates with 6,357 votes (33.8%); Gabby Rivero won with 9,917 votes (52.7%) and Peter Crawford placed third with 2,553 (13.6%). This nonpartisan race was decided outright on March 3 with no November runoff [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Lauren Melissa Sartain is a registered voter in Durham County, North Carolina, registered since 2020 (6 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Lauren Melissa Sartain's year of birth as 1981; 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 11 elections voted in since 2020, 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 Lauren Melissa Sartain 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, official March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Durham County Board Of Education District 03"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lauren","fullname":"Lauren Melissa Sartain","lastname":"Sartain","middlename":"Melissa","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","contest_title":"Durham County Board Of Education District 03","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"durham","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"durham","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_03","contest_title":"Durham County Board Of Education District 03","county":"durham","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"durham","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Durham County since 2020.","terms":[],"token":"2bb3f6134a57b215"}