{"biography":"According to the North Carolina voter file, Frances Olene Owens is a registered voter in Jackson County, North Carolina, registered since 2017 (9 years), with party affiliation listed as Democratic [1].\n\nThe voter file shows Frances Olene Owens's year of birth as 1951; 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 2024-11-05 general election [2].\n\nFrances Olene Owens was a Democratic candidate for Jackson County Board of Commissioners District 2 in the March 3, 2026 primary. Owens received 1,048 votes, finishing 2nd of 2 Democratic candidates, and did not advance to the November 2026 general election [3].\n\nThis summary draws only from the public North Carolina voter registration and history records and the state's certified primary results. Voters with personal knowledge of Frances Olene Owens 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 \u2014 2026 primary certified results, Jackson County](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/results_precinct_sort/JACKSON_PRECINCT_SORT.txt) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 02"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Frances","fullname":"Frances Olene Owens","lastname":"Owens","middlename":"Olene","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"jackson","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_commission_district_02","contest_title":"Jackson County Board Of Commissioners District 02","county":"jackson","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"jackson","office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","party":"DEM","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"DEM","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_commission","office_title":"County Commissioner","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: DEM voter in Jackson County since 2017.","terms":[],"token":"73a493d59e02e777"}