{"biography":"**Status update.** Williams lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for U.S. House, North Carolina's 5th Congressional District, placing fourth with 5.5% (3,979 votes) behind incumbent Virginia Foxx (74.5%, 53,627 votes), Joseph Osborne (11.0%, 7,934 votes), and Steve Girard (8.9%, 6,404 votes) of 71,944 total votes cast. Foxx advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Roman Hamilton Williams II is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 2006 (20 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Roman Hamilton Williams II's year of birth as 1968; 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 7 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\nVoters with personal knowledge of Roman Hamilton Williams II 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, March 3, 2026 certified primary results, U.S. House District 5 Republican primary (accessed 2026-07-24); Ballotpedia, \"Steve Girard\" (ballotpedia.org), which lists the full District 5 GOP primary results including Williams","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_005","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Roman","fullname":"Roman Hamilton Williams II","lastname":"Williams","middlename":"Hamilton","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_005","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_005","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 05","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"II","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Guilford County since 2006.","terms":[],"token":"43f2f4b4d1f9074e"}