{"biography":"> **Status update.** Michael Dean Hager lost the Republican primary for NC House District 113 to Jake Johnson, 4,685 votes to 7,341 (Henderson, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford counties, March 3, 2026); Johnson advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Michael Dean Hager is a registered voter in Rutherford County, North Carolina, registered since 1996 (30 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Michael Dean Hager's year of birth as 1962; 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 10 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 Michael Dean Hager can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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 results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; NC House District 113 (REP): Jake Johnson 7,341, Mike Hager 4,685.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_113","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 113"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Michael","fullname":"Michael Dean Hager","lastname":"Hager","middlename":"Dean","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_house_113","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 113","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_house_113","contest_title":"Nc House Of Representatives District 113","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_house","office_title":"State Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Rutherford County since 1996.","terms":[],"token":"4a1eb439e7bc6879"}