{"biography":"**Rise did not advance past the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for the McDowell County Board of Commissioners (three seats), placing sixth and last of six candidates with 858 votes; Chris Allison (3,198), David Walker (2,928), and Tony G. Brown (2,835) won the three Republican nominations** [3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Robert Allen Rise is a registered voter in Mcdowell County, North Carolina, registered since 2022 (4 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Robert Allen Rise's year of birth as 1966; 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 1 election voted in since 2026, 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 Robert Allen Rise 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 certified primary precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), McDowell County, Board of Commissioners (REP) contest, published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mcdowell County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Robert","fullname":"Robert Allen Rise","lastname":"Rise","middlename":"Allen","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mcdowell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mcdowell","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"mcdowell","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Mcdowell County Board Of Commissioners","county":"mcdowell","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mcdowell","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 Mcdowell County since 2022.","terms":[],"token":"504c38c3d26ff9a8"}