{"biography":"**Status update: Whipple lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for U.S. House, North Carolina's 11th Congressional District, finishing fifth of five candidates with 1,078 votes (1.4%); Jamie Ager won the primary with 49,193 votes (64.7%). Whipple will not appear on the November 2026 general-election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Lee  Whipple is a registered voter in Buncombe County, North Carolina, registered since 2021 (5 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Lee  Whipple's year of birth as 1969; 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 5 elections voted in since 2022, 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 Lee  Whipple 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":"us_house_011","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 11"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Lee","fullname":"Lee Whipple","lastname":"Whipple","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_011","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 11","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_011","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 11","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Buncombe County since 2021.","terms":[],"token":"44cc70689f8cd8d7"}