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Robert Stephen Girard
Office history
Current office and 2026 campaign
Status update. Girard lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for U.S. House, North Carolina's 5th Congressional District. Incumbent Virginia Foxx won with 74.5% (53,627 votes); Joseph Osborne placed second with 11.0% (7,934 votes); Girard placed third with 8.9% (6,404 votes); Roman Williams II placed fourth with 5.5% (3,979 votes) of 71,944 total votes cast. Foxx advances to face Chuck Hubbard (D), Robert Luffman (L), and David Clayton (Independent) on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot 4.
Robert Stephen Girard (listed on the ballot as "Steve Girard") was a Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina's 5th Congressional District, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list 1. Robert filed for candidacy on December 1, 2025, for a multi-county northwestern North Carolina district including Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Caldwell, and Guilford Counties 1.
Background
According to the North Carolina voter file, Robert Stephen Girard is a registered voter in Ashe County, North Carolina, registered since 2025 (1 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican 2. The voter file shows Robert Stephen Girard's year of birth as 1962; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record 2. The voter history file shows 1 elections voted in since 2026, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary 3.
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Sources
ncvhis_Statewide), published at dl.ncsbe.govPublic filings
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