{"biography":"**Update: Purvis lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat to Randolph Oxendine, 198 votes to 449 votes, and will not appear on the November 2026 ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, William Earl Purvis is a registered voter in Vance County, North Carolina, registered since 2018 (8 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows William Earl Purvis's year of birth as 1968; 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 12 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 William Earl Purvis 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] [March 2026 Vance County Election Results \u2014 WIZS](https://wizs.com/march-2026-primary-election-coverage/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-23","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","county":"vance","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Vance County Board Of Education District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"William","fullname":"William Earl Purvis","lastname":"Purvis","middlename":"Earl","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Vance County Board Of Education District 02","county":"vance","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"vance","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"vance","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_02","contest_title":"Vance County Board Of Education District 02","county":"vance","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"vance","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Vance County since 2018.","terms":[],"token":"675991c8f0984d19"}