{"biography":"**Update: Bell lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for District Attorney, Prosecutorial District 41 (McDowell and Rutherford Counties), placing second to David Norris \u2014 4,971 votes (34.7%) to Norris's 9,347 votes (65.3%) \u2014 and does not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Theodore Patrick Bell is a registered voter in Mcdowell County, North Carolina, registered since 2019 (7 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Theodore Patrick Bell'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 12 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 Theodore Patrick Bell 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 primary official precinct-level results (bulk file) -- https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip","campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_041","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"District Attorney District 41"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Theodore","fullname":"Theodore Patrick Bell","lastname":"Bell","middlename":"Patrick","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_041","contest_title":"District Attorney District 41","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"district_attorney_dist_041","contest_title":"District Attorney District 41","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"district_attorney","office_title":"District Attorney","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Mcdowell County since 2019.","terms":[],"token":"4883c2b9013a5b0a"}