{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nAndrew Thad Warren is a Republican candidate for NC District Court Judge, District 34, Seat 02, according to the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [1]. Andrew filed for candidacy on December 8, 2025, for Alleghany, Ashe, Wilkes, and Yadkin Counties [1]. The race appears on the March 3, 2026 primary and November 3, 2026 general election ballot [1].\n\n**Andrew Thad Warren won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for NC District Court, District 34 Seat 02 with 14,226 votes (68.4%) against Kellie Southard Myers (6,571 votes, 31.6%), advancing to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].**\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Andrew Thad Warren is a registered voter in Wilkes County, North Carolina, registered since 2005 (21 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2]. The voter file shows Andrew Thad Warren's year of birth as 1987; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2]. The voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary [3].\n\nThis biography draws on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' candidate filing records and the state's public voter registration and history files. No additional published biographical information (news coverage, a campaign website, or a Ballotpedia profile) was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Andrew Thad Warren can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (bulk CSV), accessed 2026-07-21 -- https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections - Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary election results (precinct-level canvass), published at dl.ncsbe.gov (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_034_seat_02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 02"},{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_034_seat_02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Andrew","fullname":"Andrew Thad Warren","lastname":"Warren","middlename":"Thad","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_034_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-11-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_034_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_court_judge_dist_034_seat_02","contest_title":"Nc District Court Judge District 34 Seat 02","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_court_judge","office_title":"District Court Judge","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Wilkes County since 2005.","terms":[],"token":"46f7e84ff972e0e5"}