{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nFarrell Wade Auman III (Wade Auman) ran as a Republican candidate for one of two at-large seats on the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners in the March 3, 2026 primary, one of four Republican candidates. He placed third with 615 votes (23.0%); Steve Hair (1,047 votes, 39.2%) and Michael Criscoe (659 votes, 24.7%) advanced as the top two vote-getters. Auman will not appear on the November 3, 2026 general-election ballot [1].\n\n## Background\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Farrell Wade Auman III is a registered voter in Montgomery County, North Carolina, registered since 2000 (26 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [2].\n\nThe voter file shows Farrell Wade Auman III's year of birth as 1978; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [2].\n\nThe voter history file shows 13 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [3].\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 Farrell Wade Auman III can reach ballotproject.org with corrections or additions.\n\n## Sources\n[1] North Carolina State Board of Elections, certified March 3, 2026 primary/election results by precinct (`results_pct_20260303.txt`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_pct_20260303.zip) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-24\n[2] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n[3] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)\n","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Montgomery County Board Of Commissioners At-Large"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Farrell","fullname":"Farrell Wade Auman III","lastname":"Auman","middlename":"Wade","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Montgomery County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"montgomery","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"montgomery","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_at_large","contest_title":"Montgomery County Board Of Commissioners At-Large","county":"montgomery","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"montgomery","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":[]}],"suffix":"III","summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Montgomery County since 2000.","terms":[],"token":"71e8628c814cb5c9"}