{"biography":"**George Matthew Denham did not place among the top three finishers in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Clay County Board of Commissioners (won by Dwight S. McClure Sr., Andy James, and Jason A. Rickett) and will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot.**[3]\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, George Matthew Denham is a registered voter in Clay County, North Carolina, registered since 2021 (5 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [1].\n\nThe voter file shows George Matthew Denham's year of birth as 1965; 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 3 elections voted in since 2022, 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 George Matthew Denham 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_commission","county":"clay","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Clay County Board Of Commissioners"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"George","fullname":"George Matthew Denham","lastname":"Denham","middlename":"Matthew","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Clay County Board Of Commissioners","county":"clay","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"clay","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"clay","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission","contest_title":"Clay County Board Of Commissioners","county":"clay","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"clay","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Clay County since 2021.","terms":[],"token":"6a20ac67b5b35a49"}