{"biography":"> **Status update.** Nigel William Bristow lost the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 9, finishing second of four candidates with 11,824 votes; Richard N. Ojeda II won with 18,469 votes (Alamance, Chatham, Cumberland, Guilford, Hoke, Moore, and Randolph counties, March 3, 2026). Ojeda advances to the November 3, 2026 general election [3].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Nigel William Bristow is a registered voter in Richmond County, North Carolina, registered since 2011 (15 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Nigel William Bristow's year of birth as 1970; 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 Nigel William Bristow can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] [North Carolina State Board of Elections -- 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, March 3, 2026 primary results by precinct (results_pct_20260303, dl.ncsbe.gov) -- accessed 2026-07-24; US House District 09 (DEM): Richard N. Ojeda II 18,469, Nigel W. Bristow 11,824, Lent C. Carr II 6,968, Loren Bibler 6,960.","campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_009","county":null,"county_count":0,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Us House Of Representatives District 09"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Nigel","fullname":"Nigel William Bristow","lastname":"Bristow","middlename":"William","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"us_house_009","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 09","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_009","contest_title":"Us House Of Representatives District 09","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 Richmond County since 2011.","terms":[],"token":"6780c7da90dd4465"}