{"biography":"**Status: Muse lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Craven County Board of Commissioners District 7, finishing second of two candidates with 488 votes (27.2%) to Dennis \"Denny\" Bucher's 1,303 (72.8%); Bucher advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Gregory Dean Muse is a registered voter in Craven County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Gregory Dean Muse's year of birth as 1961; 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 13 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 Gregory Dean Muse 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, official March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","county":"craven","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Craven County Board Of Commissioners District 07"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Gregory","fullname":"Gregory Dean Muse","lastname":"Muse","middlename":"Dean","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","contest_title":"Craven County Board Of Commissioners District 07","county":"craven","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"craven","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"craven","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_07","contest_title":"Craven County Board Of Commissioners District 07","county":"craven","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"craven","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Craven County since 1996.","terms":[],"token":"43e5501e6496db77"}