{"biography":"**Rodney M Collins lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for Mecklenburg County Sheriff to Garry L. McFadden and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot.**[3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Rodney M Collins is a registered voter in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, registered since 1994 (32 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Rodney M Collins's year of birth as 1967; 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 10 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 Rodney M Collins 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 official 2026 primary election precinct-level results (`results_pct_20260303`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Mecklenburg County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Rodney","fullname":"Rodney M Collins","lastname":"Collins","middlename":"M","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Mecklenburg County Sheriff","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mecklenburg","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"mecklenburg","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Mecklenburg County Sheriff","county":"mecklenburg","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"mecklenburg","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Mecklenburg County since 1994.","terms":[],"token":"674c5d54bae2c747"}