{"biography":"**Luther lost the Democratic primary for Watauga County Board of Commissioners District 2 on March 3, 2026, placing second to Ray Russell, 573 votes to 607; he will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot. [3]**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, David Hurley Luther is a registered voter in Watauga County, North Carolina, registered since 2021 (5 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows David Hurley Luther's year of birth as 1988; 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 8 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 Hurley Luther 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 primary/election precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`) \u2014 https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Watauga County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"David","fullname":"David Hurley Luther","lastname":"Luther","middlename":"Hurley","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Watauga County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"watauga","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"watauga","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Watauga County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"watauga","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"watauga","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 Watauga County since 2021.","terms":[],"token":"30722e7f78475825"}