{"biography":"Charles James Gray JR was a Republican candidate for the Currituck County Board of Commissioners District 05 in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Charles James Gray JR received 1437 votes, finishing behind Steve Hedrick's 1977 votes [1]. Steve Hedrick advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Charles James Gray JR does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Charles James Gray JR is a registered voter in Currituck County, North Carolina, registered since 2004 (22 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Charles James Gray JR's year of birth as 1963; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 5 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Charles James Gray JR can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","county":"currituck","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Currituck County Board Of Commissioners District 05"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Charles","fullname":"Charles James Gray JR","lastname":"Gray","middlename":"James","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Currituck County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"currituck","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"currituck","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"currituck","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_05","contest_title":"Currituck County Board Of Commissioners District 05","county":"currituck","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"currituck","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":[]}],"suffix":"JR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Currituck County since 2004.","terms":[],"token":"451a0224ca8a1b0d"}