{"biography":"> **Status update.** Mir Hayim Yarfitz lost the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 10, finishing fifth of six candidates with 3,952 votes; Ashley Bell won with 19,472 votes (Catawba, Forsyth, Iredell, Lincoln, and Yadkin counties, March 3, 2026). Bell advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [4].\n\nMir Hayim Yarfitz is a Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives in North Carolina's 10th Congressional District in North Carolina's 2026 elections. The North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list shows Mir Hayim Yarfitz filing as a DEM candidate on December 19, 2025 [1].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Mir Hayim Yarfitz is a registered voter in Forsyth County, North Carolina, registered since 2013 (13 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [2]. NC's bulk voter export publishes only year of birth, not a full date; the voter file lists Mir Hayim Yarfitz's year of birth as 1979 [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 10 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the March 3, 2026 primary election [3].\n\nNo additional published biographical information beyond the candidate filing and voter records was located. Voters with personal knowledge of Mir Hayim Yarfitz can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) -- accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter registration file, accessed 2026-07-21 (https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), accessed 2026-07-21 (https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; US House District 10 (DEM): Ashley Bell 19,472, West Caudle 6,404, Harry Morley 4,672, Marcus Pearson 4,070, Mir Yarfitz 3,952, Ralph Scott Jr. 2,591.","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_010","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 10"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Mir","fullname":"Mir Hayim Yarfitz","lastname":"Yarfitz","middlename":"Hayim","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_010","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 10","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":null,"cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"us_house_010","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 10","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":null,"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"us_house","office_title":"U.S. Representative","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Forsyth County since 2013.","terms":[],"token":"5728b94ac54dc258"}