{"biography":"**Amber Eades Crouch lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for NC District Court, District 36 Seat 05, placing 2nd of 2 candidates with 14,096 votes (48.9%); Gregory R. (Greg) Hayes won the nomination with 14,747 votes (51.1%) [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Amber Eades Crouch is a registered voter in Catawba County, North Carolina, registered since 2008 (18 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Amber Eades Crouch's year of birth as 1989; 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 12 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 Amber Eades Crouch 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 results (precinct-level canvass), published at dl.ncsbe.gov (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_036_seat_05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 36 Seat 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Amber","fullname":"Amber Eades Crouch","lastname":"Crouch","middlename":"Eades","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_036_seat_05","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 36 Seat 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_036_seat_05","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 36 Seat 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Catawba County since 2008.","terms":[],"token":"323a57ea51febe5c"}