{"biography":"> **Status update.** Ray Daly lost the Republican primary for NC Senate District 21 to Tom McInnis, 4,214 votes to 11,564 (Cumberland and Moore counties, March 3, 2026); McInnis advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Raymond Francis Daly is a registered voter in Moore County, North Carolina, registered since 2001 (25 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Raymond Francis Daly's year of birth as 1957; 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 11 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [2].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-20; NC Senate District 21 (REP): Tom McInnis 11,564, Ray Daly 4,214.","campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_021","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Nc State Senate District 21"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Raymond","fullname":"Raymond Francis Daly","lastname":"Daly","middlename":"Francis","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"state_senate_021","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 21","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"state_senate_021","contest_title":"Nc State Senate District 21","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"state_senate","office_title":"State Senator","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Moore County since 2001.","terms":[],"token":"5622452cccb7e8f8"}