{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\n\nJoseph Michael Byrne ran as a Republican for the North Carolina House of Representatives District 80, which covers part of Davidson County, in the 2026 primary. He is from Thomasville, North Carolina, and challenged incumbent Sam Watford in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, losing to Watford.\n\n## Sources\n- [1] [Joseph Byrne (North Carolina) \u2013 Ballotpedia](https://ballotpedia.org/Joseph_Byrne_(North_Carolina))","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_080","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 080"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joseph","fullname":"Joseph Michael Byrne","lastname":"Byrne","middlename":"Michael","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_080","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 080","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_080","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 080","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":[]}],"terms":[],"token":"355fdc2f9e726d42"}