{"biography":"**Update: Walker lost the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for this seat, finishing with about 9% of the vote behind winner Ebony Burnett, and will not appear on the November 2026 ballot [3].**\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Sherry Smith Walker is a registered voter in Guilford County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Sherry Smith Walker'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 7 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 Sherry Smith Walker 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 3 Primary Elections Results \u2014 The Carolina Peacemaker](https://peacemakeronline.com/stories/march-3-primary-elections-results,97446)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Guilford County Board Of Education District 04"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Sherry","fullname":"Sherry Smith Walker","lastname":"Walker","middlename":"Smith","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Guilford County Board Of Education District 04","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"guilford","office_key":"county_school_board","office_title":"County School Board Member","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"guilford","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_school_board_district_04","contest_title":"Guilford County Board Of Education District 04","county":"guilford","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"guilford","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 Guilford County since 2000.","terms":[],"token":"716a701be1de9ca0"}