{"biography":"**Steven Franklin Shell ran in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Davidson County Board of Commissioners (four seats, twelve Republican candidates) but did not finish among the top four vote-getters and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot; Dexter M. Short, Dwight D. Cornelison, Matt Mizell, and Robbie Beasley won the Republican nominations [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Steven Franklin Shell is a registered voter in Davidson County, North Carolina, registered since 1974 (52 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Steven Franklin Shell's year of birth as 1951; 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 16 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 Steven Franklin Shell 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 \u2014 2026 candidate filing lists: [March 3, 2026 primary candidate list](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_primary_candidate_detail_list.pdf) and [November 3, 2026 general candidate list](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/2026_general_candidate_detail_list.pdf) (candidate appears in the primary list but not the general list)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Davidson County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Steven","fullname":"Steven Franklin Shell","lastname":"Shell","middlename":"Franklin","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Davidson County Board Of Commissioners","county":"davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"davidson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"davidson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Davidson County Board Of Commissioners","county":"davidson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"davidson","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 Davidson County since 1974.","terms":[],"token":"4cd8618a9013e35d"}