{"biography":"**Lost the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Scotland County Sheriff, finishing second of four candidates with 750 votes (34.20%) to winner Jason Butler's 1,135 (51.76%), and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Christopher Lewis Strickland SR is a registered voter in Scotland County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Christopher Lewis Strickland SR's year of birth as 1973; 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 8 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 Christopher Lewis Strickland SR 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] [Laurinburg Exchange \u2014 2026 Primary Election: Scotland County Local Results](https://www.laurinburgexchange.com/news/breaking-news/401221/2026-primary-election-scotland-county-local-results)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"scotland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Scotland County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Christopher","fullname":"Christopher Lewis Strickland SR","lastname":"Strickland","middlename":"Lewis","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Scotland County Sheriff","county":"scotland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"scotland","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"scotland","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Scotland County Sheriff","county":"scotland","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"scotland","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"suffix":"SR","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Scotland County since 1994.","terms":[],"token":"64a6d328bd74edf4"}