{"biography":"**Status update: Riedel lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for NC House District 26, receiving 2,019 votes (29.5%) to Donna McDowell White's 4,816 votes (70.5%); she will not appear on the November 2026 general-election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Margie Beth Riedel is a registered voter in Johnston County, North Carolina, registered since 2009 (17 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Margie Beth Riedel's year of birth as 1972; 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 9 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 Margie Beth Riedel can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 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, 2026 primary election results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_026","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 026"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Margie","fullname":"Margie Beth Riedel","lastname":"Riedel","middlename":"Beth","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_026","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 026","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_026","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 026","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":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Johnston County since 2009.","terms":[],"token":"3c94906a2ab3268c"}