{"biography":"**Update: Nicole Gwynne Taborn did not advance from the March 3, 2026 nonpartisan primary for Franklin County Board of Education At-Large Seat 7, finishing third among three candidates with 2,195 votes, behind Jennifer Paylor (4,048) and Paige Sayles (3,902) [1]. Paylor and Sayles both advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Taborn does not appear on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list for that contest [2].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Nicole Gwynne Taborn is a registered voter in Franklin County, North Carolina, registered since 2016 (10 years), with party affiliation listed as Unaffiliated [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Nicole Gwynne Taborn's year of birth as 1979; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 6 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Nicole Gwynne Taborn can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Nicole","fullname":"Nicole Gwynne Taborn","lastname":"Taborn","middlename":"Gwynne","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"franklin","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"franklin","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_at_large","contest_title":"Franklin County Board Of Education At-Large Seat 07","county":"franklin","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"franklin","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: UNA voter in Franklin County since 2016.","terms":[],"token":"384ad2846a9ffc45"}