{"biography":"> **Status update.** Joshua Paul Estep lost the Democratic primary for North Carolina House of Representatives District 6 to Tony Spears, 1,637 votes to 2,489 (March 3, 2026); Spears advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\n## Current office and 2026 campaign\nJoshua Paul Estep (listed on the ballot as \"Joshua P. Estep\") is a Democratic candidate for NC House of Representatives, District 6, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Joshua filed for candidacy on December 12, 2025, for Harnett County [1]. The race appears on the March 3, 2026 primary ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Joshua Paul Estep is a registered voter in Harnett County, North Carolina, registered since 2018 (8 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. The voter file shows Joshua Paul Estep's year of birth as 1989; 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 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Joshua Paul Estep can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n[4] 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 of Representatives District 006 (DEM): Tony Spears 2,489, Joshua P. Estep 1,637.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_006","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 006"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joshua","fullname":"Joshua Paul Estep","lastname":"Estep","middlename":"Paul","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_006","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 006","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_006","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 006","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Harnett County since 2018.","terms":[],"token":"3bbb724e04515862"}