{"biography":"> **Status update.** Paul Morris Barker Jr. lost the Republican primary for NC House District 90, finishing second of three candidates with 5,156 votes; Dan Kiger won with 7,459 votes and A.J. Daoud received 1,753 (Surry and Wilkes counties, March 3, 2026). Kiger advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Paul Morris Barker JR is a registered voter in Surry County, North Carolina, registered since 1990 (36 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Paul Morris Barker JR's year of birth as 1971; 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 Paul Morris Barker JR can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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 results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC House District 90 (REP): Dan Kiger 7,459, Paul Barker 5,156, A.J. Daoud 1,753.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_090","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 090"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Paul","fullname":"Paul Morris Barker JR","lastname":"Barker","middlename":"Morris","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_090","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 090","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_090","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 090","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Surry County since 1990.","terms":[],"token":"34e81ebf58992df8"}