{"biography":"Kevin Shane Norris was a Republican candidate for the Columbus County Sheriff in the March 3, 2026 primary election. Kevin Shane Norris received 551 votes, finishing behind W. A. (Bill) Rogers's 2267 votes; Joshua McPherson: 1713 votes; Ken Elliott: 788 votes [1]. W. A. (Bill) Rogers advanced to the November 3, 2026 general election; Kevin Shane Norris does not appear among the candidates certified for that contest on the North Carolina State Board of Elections' 2026 candidate filing list [2].\n\nAccording to the North Carolina voter file, Kevin Shane Norris is a registered voter in Columbus County, North Carolina, registered since 1998 (28 years), with party affiliation listed as Republican [3].\n\nThe voter file shows Kevin Shane Norris's year of birth as 1972; NC publishes only the year of birth in its bulk voter export, so day and month are not part of the public record [3].\n\nThe voter history file shows 8 elections voted in since 2016, most recently the 2026-03-03 primary election [4].\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 Kevin Shane Norris 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/ENRS/2026_03_03/](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/ENRS/2026_03_03/) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[2] North Carolina State Board of Elections, 2026 Candidate Filing List (`Candidate_Listing_2026.csv`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Elections/2026/Candidate%20Filing/Candidate_Listing_2026.csv) \u2014 accessed 2026-07-21\n\n[3] [North Carolina State Board of Elections \u2014 Voter Search](https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/)\n\n[4] North Carolina State Board of Elections voter history file (`ncvhis_Statewide`), published at [dl.ncsbe.gov](https://dl.ncsbe.gov/)","campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","county":"columbus","county_count":1,"electiondate":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT","pgr":"general","state":"NC","title":"Columbus County Sheriff"}],"cf_filings":[],"firstname":"Kevin","fullname":"Kevin Shane Norris","lastname":"Norris","middlename":"Shane","office_history":[{"campaigns":[{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Columbus County Sheriff","county":"columbus","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"columbus","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"}],"county":"columbus","cycles":[{"general":{"contest":"county_sheriff","contest_title":"Columbus County Sheriff","county":"columbus","county_count":1,"electiondate":"2026-03-03","office_county":"columbus","office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","party":"REP","pgr":"general","state":"NC"},"party":"REP","primary":null,"term":null,"year":2026}],"office_key":"county_sheriff","office_title":"Sheriff","state":"NC","terms":[]}],"summary":"Per the NC voter file: REP voter in Columbus County since 1998.","terms":[],"token":"74ca3bcfe37785d9"}