{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Joseph Arlen Wilson is a registered voter in Macon County, North Carolina, registered since 2017 (9 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Joseph Arlen Wilson's year of birth as 1979; 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 2018, 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 Joseph Arlen Wilson can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n**Update: Wilson (running on the ballot as \"Joey Wilson\") lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Macon County Board of Commissioners District 01.** He placed second of three candidates with 1,964 votes; John Shearl won the Republican nomination with 2,415 votes. Wilson will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot for this seat, per certified North Carolina State Board of Elections results [3].\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, certified March 3, 2026 election results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","county":"macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Macon County Board Of Commissioners District 01"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Joseph","fullname":"Joseph Arlen Wilson","lastname":"Wilson","middlename":"Arlen","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Macon County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"macon","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"macon","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_01","contest_title":"Macon County Board Of Commissioners District 01","county":"macon","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"macon","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":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Macon County since 2017.","terms":[],"token":"491d977920573d63"}