{"biography":"**Mikasa Alberto Melvin did not win a seat on the Sampson County Schools Board of Education in the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan election. Local news named her among the defeated candidates in this multi-seat race, whose available seats went to Daryll Warren (re-elected), and newcomers Michael Elmore, Krystin Moore McPhail, and James Jones, who were sworn in July 1, 2026; exact vote totals for Melvin were not published by the outlet [3][4].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Mikasa Alberto Melvin is a registered voter in Sampson County, North Carolina, registered since 1997 (29 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Mikasa Alberto Melvin's year of birth as 1977; 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 4 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 Mikasa Alberto Melvin 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] [Grady makes clerk history \u2013 Sampson Independent](https://www.clintonnc.com/news/breaking-news/112367/grady-makes-clerk-history)\n\n[4] [A changing of the guard \u2013 Sampson Independent](https://www.clintonnc.com/news/140585/a-changing-of-the-guard)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","county":"sampson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Sampson County Schools Board Of Education"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mikasa","fullname":"Mikasa Alberto Melvin","lastname":"Melvin","middlename":"Alberto","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Sampson County Schools Board Of Education","county":"sampson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"sampson","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"sampson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board","contest_title":"Sampson County Schools Board Of Education","county":"sampson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"sampson","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 Sampson County since 1997.","terms":[],"token":"34275094114ade18"}